Articles by: Gary Pritts
Gary consults in the areas of physician practice management, medical information systems, HIPAA compliance, health and productivity management and general business management. Gary serves on the board of Lakewood Hospital, one of the Cleveland Clinic Regional Hospitals, and is a founder and past president of eHealth Ohio, and is active with numerous professional organizations. He served as product development manager for the EDI clearinghouse division of Quadax, a regional clearinghouse, and understands provider organizations from his 6 years as President and owner of Premier Rehab, a Medicare Certified Rehab agency with two Cleveland locations. His computer background includes 15 years in various computer and computer service organizations. He has a B.S. in Computer Science from Purdue University and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.
by Gary Pritts | May 5, 2014 | HIPAA
The Fourth Annual Patient Privacy and Data Security Survey, published in March, revealed new and expanded threats to the security and privacy of patient information in the U.S. healthcare system. The independent survey was completed by the Ponemon Institute and...
by Gary Pritts | May 2, 2014 | HIPAA
Boston Medical Center, a 496-bed academic medical center in Boston, discovered a data breach on March 3 when the records of 15,000 patients were posted online by a vendor. The records, which contained patients’ names, addresses, and medical information, including what...
by Gary Pritts | May 1, 2014 | HIPAA
A data breach at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) originally thought to have compromised the privacy of 332 employees, may actually have over 27,000 victims according to a recent Pittsburgh Tribune-Review report. The alleged breach involved the...
by Gary Pritts | Apr 30, 2014 | HIPAA
The FBI recently issued two private industry notices (PINs) to the healthcare sector, warning that cyber-attacks against devices and systems in that industry are likely to increase. The notices were issued to a number of undisclosed and unidentified organizations in...
by Gary Pritts | Apr 29, 2014 | HIPAA
Microsoft announced over the weekend that all versions of Internet Explorer have a “serious security hole” that hackers can use to take over a computer and hijack your computer. In their announcement, Microsoft stated that they are aware of limited, targeted attacks...
