Standardizing Drug Diversion Programs
As healthcare providers, it’s our responsibility to ensure that our patients receive the right medications at the right time. Sadly, diversion, or the theft or
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
As healthcare providers, it’s our responsibility to ensure that our patients receive the right medications at the right time. Sadly, diversion, or the theft or
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/
As healthcare providers, it’s our responsibility to ensure that our patients receive the right medications at the right time. Sadly, diversion, or the theft or
What is the right time duration for recognizing patterns of diversion?
The impact of drug diversion in the hospital setting may be likened to a sudden, devastating earthquake that triggers numerous aftershocks. Consider the fallout once
Controlled substance diversion in healthcare settings is a serious issue that puts patients at risk and affects the integrity of the facility. Controlled substance diversion
It was never in your career plan – not in your wildest dreams. You promised yourself you’d stay true to your solemn healthcare pledge to
You believe you’ve just seen a case of suspected diversion, but you stay silent. Why? The reasons are common: It’s true, the reasons behind the
Many of you have been asking about it and waiting patiently. The 2023 diversion surveillance software product review is done and ready for you to
Have you heard about the signing of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023? With this Act, Congress eliminated the DATA-Waiver Program. This means: A DATA-Waiver
“Prevention is better than cure,” the Dutch philosopher Desiderius Erasmus once observed. Clearly, Erasmus’ maxim – first mentioned in the 1500s – had staying power:
I have written before about how it is nearly impossible to prevent all diversion. We do the best we can to tighten the chain of
When was the last time you did a gap analysis of your drug diversion program? Was that audit done by an internal team or an
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