Med-Net Podcasts
Check out our newest podcast series, hosted by healthcare attorney and CEO of Med-Net Concepts, David S. Barmak, BA, JD. This series offers listeners another platform for discussing a variety of…
An Effective Approach to Addressing Sexual Harassment
David Barmak, Esq., and Betty Frandsen, MHA, NHA, RN In 1986, the Supreme Court held that workplace harassment constitutes sex discrimination and is unlawful under…
Feds Moving on Records Access Enforcement
David Barmak, Esq. The US Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Civil Rights continues to carefully move forward to ensure compliance with the…
The tragedy of COVID-19 spousal separations
David Barmak, Esq. Marriage vows are hard to honor when you are prohibited from being with a spouse who is dying alone in a nursing…
Long-term healthcare compliance officer: A complex job with high stakes
David Barmak, Esq. A Jan. 15, 2014, article published in the Wall Street Journal titled “Compliance Officer: Dream Career?” identified being a compliance officer as…
The Nursing Home Community Is One Team during the Coronavirus Pandemic
David Barmak, Esq. The coronavirus pandemic tragically continues to claim the health and lives of our nursing home elders. As upsetting as that is, and…
Sexual orientation dispute takes new turn
David Barmak Esq., and Betty Frandsen, MHA, NHA, RN Long-term care providers will want to closely watch the outcome of an ongoing court dispute over…
Grassley deserves credit for fighting fraud and abuse
David Barmak Esq., and Betty Frandsen, MHA, NHA, RN Most people would acknowledge the President of the United States as the most powerful person in…
Avoid lawsuits and protect licenses
David Barmak Esq., and Betty Frandsen, MHA, NHA, RN Document, document, document! Those words echo through the halls in a myriad of places — from…