The U.S. 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 Act’s Right...
Long-term healthcare compliance officer: A complex job with high stakes
By
David Barmak, J.D.
Jun 16, 2020
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 in America.” While an...
The tragedy of COVID-19 spousal separations
By
David Barmak, J.D.
Nov 25, 2020
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. Two family friends, married for well over 50 years, endured...
The common ground in nursing home acquisitions
By
David Barmak, J.D.
Jun 29, 2022
What if there were a common ground among nursing home acquisitions (i.e., a nursing home “acquirer” purchasing a nursing home “target”)? So often, the “atmosphere” of the targeted nursing...
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act impact on healthcare providers
By
David Barmak, J.D.
Aug 21, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic shutdown of the U.S. has had a radical effect on the lives of people, from the oldest to the youngest and everyone in between. To address the impact on employees and employers from...