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 | Jul 22, 2013 | DD Boards
We all know that new HIPAA regulations – with a compliance deadline of September 23, 2013 – affect all of Ohio’s County Boards of Developmental Disability. Hopefully, policy development and other compliance activity is well underway. In most cases, the...
by Gary Pritts | Jun 15, 2013 | HIPAA
HIPAA requires covered entities – and now business associates – to comply with the HIPAA Security Rule. However, compliance with these requirements is not the same as effective security. This fact can be illustrated in the case of business associates offering...
by Gary Pritts | May 16, 2013 | DD Boards
The HIPAA Omnibus Rule – with a compliance deadline of September 23, 2013 – updated the definition of the term “Business Associate”. The definition includes a laundry list of business functions and services that cause a vendor to be a HIPAA Business...
by Gary Pritts | Feb 15, 2013 | HIPAA
Eagle Consulting has released a redlined version of the HIPAA Privacy, Security and Breach regulations highlighting the changes introduced by the Omnibus Rule, which was officially published January 25, 2013. The redlined version allows covered entities, business...
by Gary Pritts | Jan 19, 2013 | HIPAA
After years of waiting, the Federal Department of Health and Human Services released last week what has come to be called the HIPAA Omnibus Rule. “The new rule will help protect patient privacy and safeguard patients’ health information in an ever...