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 | Apr 16, 2014 | HIPAA
Lubbock Cardiology Clinic in Lubbock, Texas posted an online notification of a data breach that affected 1,400 patient medical records and patient demographics (names, addresses, phone numbers and social security numbers). The breach was caused when an unauthorized...
by Gary Pritts | Apr 11, 2014 | HIPAA
On February 3, the Michigan Department of Community Health announced that thousands of individuals had their compromised in a data breach caused by the theft of a laptop and flash drive. The equipment was stolen on the evening of January 30 or the morning of January...
by Gary Pritts | Apr 9, 2014 | HIPAA
Details about the Heartbleed bug, a serious vulnerability in the popular OpenSSL cryptographic software library, were published earlier this week. This vulnerability has the potential to affect web users worldwide. The bug, caused by a programming error, allows the...
by Gary Pritts | Apr 8, 2014 | HIPAA
Large hospitals and national organizations would benefit from a single, national security breach response process. The recent breaches at Target, Neiman Marcus and other retailers have gotten the attention of our national legislators. Last month, US Legislators...
by Gary Pritts | Apr 7, 2014 | HIPAA
Walgreens’ new pharmacy model may be unintentionally violating customers’ patient privacy rights. Named the “Well Experience,” this new store layout/business model gets pharmacists out in the store, with the intention of increasing the pharmacists’...
