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 | Oct 21, 2019 | Business Associates & Others, General News, HIPAA, Large Providers, Physician Practices
If the worst happens, does your organization have a Disaster Recovery Plan to restore operations and computer systems? Read on to learn more about this important preparation. Ransomware is a scourge, destroying computer systems, causing millions of dollars in damages,...
by Gary Pritts | Oct 4, 2019 | General News, Physician Practices
Want Eagle to do it for you? Contact us today and have your approval within the hour. MIPS-eligible clinicians looking to apply for the hardship exception from the Promoting Interoperability (formerly Advancing Care Information) category can now submit their...
by Gary Pritts | Oct 4, 2019 | General News, Physician Practices
No EHR? No problem. Eagle Consulting has extensive experience working with practices that still do paper charting to maximize their MIPS incentives. Many MIPS participants are under the impression that an electronic health record (EHR) is necessary to participate in...
by Gary Pritts | Sep 30, 2019 | General News, Physician Practices
While Primary Care Physicians are integral to the proliferation of a successful ACO, its unrealistic to think that beneficiaries will not need specialty treatment at some (or many) points in their episodes of care. ACOs need specialists, too! So… I’m a...
by Gary Pritts | Sep 5, 2019 | General News, Health Information Technology, HIPAA, Large Providers, Physician Practices
Last week, two Wisconsin companies that provide an online service to dental offices, Digital Dental Record and PerCSoft, told 400 dental office customers of a ransomware attack. The files on the computer networks of the dental offices were scrambled in a ransomware...
