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 | Sep 19, 2013 | HIPAA
HIPAA Covered entities across the country are updating their policies in advance of the September 23, 2013 compliance deadline for the HIPAA Omnibus rule changes. Covered entities – hospitals, physician practices and other providers – can reduce their risks with a...
by Gary Pritts | Sep 17, 2013 | HIPAA
Yesterday the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights (OCR), the agency responsible for enforcing the HIPAA regulations, released model notices of privacy practices. Eight versions were released, 4 for health providers and 4 for insurers. These...
by Gary Pritts | Sep 13, 2013 | HIPAA
Medical Identity Theft is on the rise according to the latest Ponemon Institute research released yesterday. Ponemon estimates that 1.8 million people, just under 1% (0.8%) of U.S. adults, were affected in 2013, a 19% increase over 2012. Based on survey data from...
by Gary Pritts | Aug 23, 2013 | CMS Quality Payment Programs
The meaningful use audits are in full swing and both hospitals and physicians are being audited. For most hospital or physician practice that retained careful documentation prior to submission, these audits are relatively painless. Unfortunately, some organizations,...
by Gary Pritts | Aug 22, 2013 | HIPAA
More and more organizations are using cloud providers for computer backup. Internet upload speeds have increased, and the technology of cloud providers to provide incremental backup has become more sophisticated. And, very importantly, using cloud backup provides the...
