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 | Feb 27, 2014 | HIPAA
One item in the OIG 2014 Work Plan is to examine the controls over networked medical devices. That’s right. Yet another government entity, the OIG, plans to scrutinize hospital IT / Biomedical security. The OIG indicates that biomedical equipment is “increasingly...
by Gary Pritts | Feb 26, 2014 | Health Information Technology
OIG Work Plan Highlights, Privacy and Security Measures – Part 1 The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) Work Plan for fiscal year 2014 was published on January 31st. It includes several measures related to privacy and...
by Gary Pritts | Feb 24, 2014 | HIPAA
There has been quite a bit of activity from the HHS Office of Civil Rights (OCR) related to health information privacy. Consumers and medical providers should take note of the following: A Spanish version of the Model Notices of Privacy Practices (NPP) has been issued...
by Gary Pritts | Feb 20, 2014 | DD Boards
Two representatives from HHS Office of Civil Rights (OCR) presented on February 19, 2014 to about 70 members of the Ohio Association of County Boards of Developmental Disabilities Tech Alliance (OACBDD Tech Alliance). Sifting through the information presented, here...
by Gary Pritts | Feb 20, 2014 | DD Boards
Wanda Hardy and Jeffrey Dunifon, both of the Office of Civil Rights Region 5, yesterday presented to the OACBDD Tech Alliance yesterday at the Delaware County Board facilities. The 1 day program was dedicated to HIPAA compliance. Among the many best-practices...
