Balancing Compliance and Safety in Drug Diversion Investigations
Episode Overview
Understand the importance of balancing compliance with employee rights and safety. Learn about the coordination required between regulatory bodies like the DEA and Boards of Pharmacy. Discover common mistakes hospitals make when handling drug diversion cases. Explore the benefits of cross-functional drug diversion work groups. Get practical advice on creating effective response protocols.
Helping to understand with the right attorney and the right background, all the different areas that need to come together, not just for an investigation, but for effective management of drug diversion in general.
Ever wondered how healthcare facilities handle drug diversion while balancing employee rights and safety? In this episode, Terri Vidals chats with Christie Moon, an attorney specialising in healthcare compliance and founder of Moon Compliance Consulting. Christie shares her wealth of experience, from her early days as a criminal prosecutor to her extensive work in healthcare compliance, including creating drug diversion prevention protocols for major organisations like Kaiser Permanente and Sutter Health.
She explains the complex coordination required between regulatory bodies like the DEA, Boards of Pharmacy, and licensing boards, likening it to conducting an orchestra. Christie also dives into the importance of cross-functional drug diversion work groups and the need for early coordination to prevent small failures from becoming big issues. With anecdotes from her career and practical advice, this episode is a must-listen for anyone in the healthcare industry dealing with drug diversion.
Tune in to learn about common missteps hospitals make, the significance of timely reporting, and how to create a cohesive and effective response to drug diversion cases.