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 30, 2019 | CMS Quality Payment Programs, General News, Physician Practices
BREAKING NEWS: CMS Releases the 2020 MIPS Proposed Rule! CMS released the 2020 proposed rule for the MIPS program yesterday. Here are the key details: Performance Threshold CMS proposes to increase the performance threshold to 45 points in 2020 and 60 points in 2021....
by Gary Pritts | Jul 2, 2019 | DD Boards, General News, Threat Intelligence
Ransomware attacks are targeting local governments in a big way this year, resulting in hundreds of thousands of dollars in ransom payments and tens of millions of dollars in financial impacts. These attacks have evolved of late to be much more effective in taking...
by Gary Pritts | May 13, 2019 | Business Associates & Others, DD Boards, General News, Large Providers, Physician Practices
Microsoft is ending support for Windows 7, Server 2008, and Server 2008 R2 operating systems in January 2020. Upgrade this year to avoid security vulnerabilities. All software products have a life-cycle. After January 14, 2020, Microsoft will no longer provide...
by Gary Pritts | May 8, 2019 | General News, Physician Practices
ACO Series: Part 1 Accountable Care Organization 101: What is an ACO? An Accountable Care Organization (ACO) is an optional Medicare reimbursement program. In the ACO model, doctors and/or hospitals band together and provide care to at least 5,000 Medicare patients....
by Gary Pritts | May 8, 2019 | General News, Large Providers, Physician Practices
Ten years after the EHR-promoting HITECH Act was passed, many EHRs still struggle with functionality, are not user friendly, don’t “talk to each other”, and even malfunction, according to Fortune and Kaiser Health News. Most of of the time, these...