This article provides key considerations for developing policies and procedures to prevent and detect drug diversion, to conduct a drug diversion investigation, and to report drug diversion to the appropriate authorities.

2018年5月1日 · Case Study 1: A licensed nurse in Providence, R.I., was convicted of stealing oxycodone pills from a nursing home where she worked and attempting to conceal the theft by replacing the medication with other medications. Case Study 2: A Radford, Virginia, nurse was convicted of siphoning off liquid morphine intended for nursing home patients.

Drug diversion occurs when medication is redirected from its intended destination for per-sonal use, sale, or distribution to others. It in-cludes drug theft, use, or tampering (adulter-ation or substitution). Drug diversion is a felony that can result in …

Drug Diversion: Any identified theft of Health System supplied or approved drugs (controlled and non-controlled substances) at any point in the workplace supply chain, likely used for illicit purposes, such as supporting the individual’s

•Definition and scope of drug diversion •Consequences of diversion •How to recognize signs of substance abuse and diversion among peers •Hospital policies and procedures related to diversion reporting and investigation •Resources available …

2014年4月1日 · This article provides key considerations for developing policies and procedures to prevent and detect drug diversion, to conduct a drug diversion investigation, and to report drug diversion to the appropriate authorities. Identify risks of drug diversion. Discuss how to prevent and detect drug diversion.

This article provides an overview of the multiple types of risk that result from drug diversion from health care facilities. Further, we describe a system developed at Mayo Clinic for evaluating episodes of potential drug diversion and for taking action once diversion is confirmed.

Drug diversion can jeopardize patient care and safety, and leave healthcare organizations open to legal issues, financial loss, and damage to their reputations. Read how one health system started a quality improvement project to implement diversion detection software.

This article provides key considerations for developing policies and procedures to prevent and detect drug diversion, to conduct a drug diversion investigation, and to report drug diversion to the appropriate authorities. ⦁ Identify risks of drug diversion.

2024年3月18日 · CDC and state and local health departments investigate infection outbreaks from drug diversion and healthcare providers tampering with injectable drugs. These outbreaks showed gaps in prevention, detection, or response to drug diversion in U.S. healthcare facilities.