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 topics in the healthcare industry…

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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 the Civil Rights Act of…

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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 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability…

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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 home, a victim of COVID-19….

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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 “one of the hottest jobs…

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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 without minimizing the pain and…

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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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