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 | Mar 8, 2012 | HIPAA
HIPAA Covered entities, including hospitals and physicians who are implementing electronic records with hopes of attaining Meaningful Use and qualifying for federal incentives, are performing a computer security risk analysis, or risk assessment. Conducting regular...
by Gary Pritts | Mar 2, 2012 | HIPAA
(Editor’s note, December 2015: while the information in this post remains relevant, 2015 could be called the year of the health care breach. During 2015 alone, approximately 1 out of every 3 Americans had some of their health care data stolen. New threats and...
by Gary Pritts | Feb 29, 2012 | HIPAA
Virtually everyone has a home wi-fi network. It provides convenient access for laptops, smartphones, tablets and gaming devices. How do you protect yourself? Administration Account. The first step is to secure the administration account for your wireless router or...
by Gary Pritts | Feb 24, 2012 | CMS Quality Payment Programs
5/23/2018 Editor’s Note: In April 2018, the Meaningful Use rules program has been renamed “Promoting Interoperability”. Nonetheless, the language of this requirement are unchanged and this post remains relevant in 2018. The Meaningful Use rules,...
by Gary Pritts | Feb 23, 2012 | HIPAA, HIPAA Policy Templates
Last month Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson filed suit against Accretive Health, Inc., a company which provides revenue cycle management services for two Minnesota Health Systems – Fairview Health Services and North Memorial Health Care. According to the...
