External Audit vs Internal Audit
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
December 14, 2022
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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
How common are verbal orders at your facility? How timely are the physicians authenticating those verbal orders? Does anyone other than the nurse entering the
What kind of evidence do you need to pronounce a guilty verdict when it comes to diversion? Catching someone in the act of placing medication
In hospitals everywhere, we need to have a contingency plan for our key employees. It is so easy to fall into the rhythm of having
All across the country, pharmacy staff are picking up returned controlled substances and placing them back into pharmacy stock. They are removing them from automated
A colleague shared that a good friend of theirs admitted they had a substance abuse problem and had been diverting from work. They are a
Healthcare facilities should pay close attention to the Model Addressing Drug Diversion in Healthcare Settings Act, published by the Legislative Analysis and Public Policy Association
Drug diversion rarely happens because of one obvious failure. In most healthcare organizations, it develops through small control gaps that go unnoticed over time: inconsistent
The more addiction and recovery stories healthcare leaders hear, the harder it becomes to reduce substance use disorder to a stereotype. That is exactly why
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