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
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
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
Sovah Health has agreed to pay $4.36 million to settle claims that the hospital system violated the Controlled Substance Act. The violations occurred between 2017
How does the DEA define significant loss? That is a question many of you who oversee controlled substances have asked over the years. I have
The Role of Drug Diversion Monitoring Software in 2025 Mitigation Strategies The drug diversion software market has changed more in the past three years than
How Denial of Drug Diversion Leaves Facilities Exposed — and What Proactive Leaders Can Do About It The Most Dangerous Phrase in Healthcare “Diversion doesn’t
Hospitals are under growing pressure to detect and prevent drug diversion. The unauthorized rerouting of controlled substances for personal use, resale, or abuse. Yet for
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