How Will Your Drug Diversion Program Stand Up to Increasing Scrutiny? It's the question on everyone's mind these days as laws are changing to make audits more frequent (California has recently imposed quarterly audits), while the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and United States Department of Justice (DOJ) are increasingly investigating and charging corporate and pharmacy
6 Statistics You Should Know About Anesthesiologists, Substance Use, and Drug Diversion Anesthesia providers are trained to administer pain medication to patients. And with the surge in drug diversion within healthcare settings, they’re coming under scrutiny for their medication-management practices. While many healthcare professionals have increased their efforts to address and
Four St. Louis Healthcare Workers Indicted on Drug Diversion Charges Theft of Schedule II controlled substances could lead to multi-year prison sentences. Four St. Louis, Mo.-area healthcare workers — a pharmacist, a paramedic and two nurses — were indicted on charges of stealing drugs from multiple medical settings where they worked.
Hepatitis C Outbreak Highlights the Importance of Drug Diversion Prevention in Healthcare Settings A recent CDC report that links a nurse at a Washington State hospital to a 2018 Hepatitis C outbreak that affected 12 individuals is a sobering reminder that patients ultimately pay the biggest price for drug diversion. Like
Top ten reasons stopping drug diversion in healthcare settings is a growing issue that should be on every healthcare organization’s radar. 10 Statistics That Highlight Why Drug Diversion Should Be on Every Healthcare Exec’s Watch List Drug diversion in healthcare settings is a growing issue that should be on every healthcare organization’s radar. While many medical establishments have stepped up
If you suspect drug diversion, it's important to report it. This guide provides information on how to report drug diversion and why it matters.
