A Pharmacist’s Journey: Substance Use Disorder and Drug Diversion – Lessons for Mitigation
In the world of healthcare, the issue of drug diversion remains a critical concern. A recent case involving a Virginia…
A comprehensive on-site review of your current processes is necessary to identify areas of risk.
Federal and state laws address the need for controlled substance monitoring and reporting
Much time and energy may be devoted to monitoring for drug diversion, and once suspected,
Federal and state laws address the need for controlled substance monitoring and reporting
As Rxpert Solutions’ lead consultant, Terri Vidals has years of experience in drug diversion monitoring
In the world of healthcare, the issue of drug diversion remains a critical concern. A recent case involving a Virginia pharmacist provides valuable insights into
The Need for Proactive Drug Diversion Mitigation Drug diversion in healthcare—where controlled substances are misappropriated for non-medical use—poses significant risks, not only to patient safety
Health Care Diversion
https://healthcarediversion.org
DEA Office of Diversion Control
https://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/
International Health Facility Diversion Association
https://ihfda.org/
Opioid prescribing
https://www.teaterhs.com/
Rxpert Solutions gives you access to a team with decades of hospital pharmacy experience, diversion mitigation and monitoring experience, as well as a passion for improving safety. Estimates are that between 14-20% of healthcare professionals will become dependent on some type of drug or alcohol during their career. With these statistics, drug diversion is a real concern in the healthcare setting. How experienced is your staff in monitoring for diversion? Do you have enough staff to dedicate a resource(s) to monitoring? We want to partner with you to mitigate the risks that increase your vulnerability and monitor for suspected diversion. The team at Rxpert Solutions is a leading provider of drug diversion mitigation and monitoring services. Hire Rxpert Solutions to be your expert and an extension of your resources. We look forward to partnering with you.
We excel at what we do. Rxpert Solutions gives you access to a team with years
of hospital pharmacy experience, an outside perspective, and the skill set for finding risks and monitoring for drug diversion. Our pharmacist team has been hand picked so we can ensure a high level of performance. Each consultant
will be selected based on your needs and their expertise.
Does your facility have an effective drug diversion monitoring program? It’s simple: if your facility has not proactively found suspected diversion in the last year, you do not have an effective monitoring program. Rxpert Solutions can change that.
Rxpert Solutions’ diversion mitigation program provides consultative services to assist healthcare facilities with mitigating the risks inherent with diversion of controlled substances. The program is comprehensive and designed to be a consultative partnership.
As Rxpert Solutions’ lead consultant, Terri Vidals has years of experience in drug diversion monitoring and program development. She is passionate about diversion education and believes the beginning of any meaningful change is education that leads to a deeper understanding of the topic.
Terri is absolutely phenomenal. She is an incredibly knowledgeable pharmacy resource. As the medication safety officer, the quality initiatives she implemented not only impacted the patients at our medical center but also reached into the community. Terri is a genuine professional who upholds accountability while creating community among her team members. She is a great listener to identify friction points and has actionable ideas to implement improvements.
Terri is an expert at prospective risk identification -Failure, Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA). Terri participated in CHPSO Patient Safety Safe Tables and was part of the Hospital Quality Institute’s Regional Quality and Patient Safety Leader Network.
Terri has always impressed me as being very smart. resourceful, creative, and easy to work with. Terri's commitment to medication safety permeated our organization, raising the awareness of this important issue throughout all levels of the institution. Terri has always been engaged, cooperative, and generous with her time.
Terri is knowledgeable and effective in pharmacy leadership. She has the ability to be able to anticipate and prepare for the future. Her ability to utilize resources effectively in this changing environment is a strong asset. She can adapt, evolve, mentor and still never say “no” when asked to assist. She exhibits great abilities to be flexible and is a “self starter”. She has a pleasant yet effective demeanor that commands results.
In addition to understanding the ins and outs of the [controlled substance use] process completely, she is very proactive in coming to me with provider issues that she detects. She truly balances the administrative duties and the regulatory components demand with a keen sense of what my practitioners do and what their needs are on the ground. Terri is instrumental in working with my department, balancing patient care, cooperation, ability, and integrity to get the job done.
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