How do you know you’re a Compliance Officer?

You talk primarily in acronyms- OIG, CMS, DOJ, DOH, EEOC, OCR, …

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“I am very concerned that I might be a compliance officer!”

“Have you double-checked?”

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Pennsylvania Man Charged for Stomping Fellow Resident to Death

After stomping a fellow resident (Resident 1) nearly to death, Resident 2 grabbed a registered nurse by her hair and started swinging her around the room. “I’m going to die,”…

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Employee Accused of Beating Resident Exposed as Felon

A Colorado nursing home changed its background check process after one of its now-former employees, who’s accused of beating an elderly Alzheimer’s resident, was shown to be a convicted felon.

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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 whether Title VII of the…

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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 the world. If those same…

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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 the firing of an employee…

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