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How Prepared is Your Facility for a Visit from the DEA?
How Prepared is Your Facility for a Visit from the DEA?
How Prepared is Your Facility for a Visit from the DEA?
Tuesday 30th May 2023
Susannah Herkert offers expert tips on DEA compliance for healthcare facilities. Learn how to stay prepared and implement effective anti-diversion programs.
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Episode Overview
- Susanna sheds light on the challenges of translating CFR into practical DEA compliance
- Emphasizes the need for facilities to proactively maintain DEA readiness
- Discusses the significance of a strong anti-diversion program and accountability
- Offers valuable strategies for conducting effective diversion investigations
- Highlights the value of proactive compliance measures and robust diversion programs
When these one-off events happen, they're detected quickly, investigated and reported appropriately. And DEA comes in and says, hey, you had a very sophisticated electronic monitoring program, your employees were well trained, you had a manual audit program, you had all of these things set in place, and this was just a sophisticated, you know, one-off diversion event, then it's far less likely that they're going to be civilly fined higher quantities.
Imagine preparing for a surprise inspection from the DEA. Sounds stressful, right? In this episode, Terri Vidals sits down with Susannah Herkert, a Senior Managing Director at Guidepost and former DEA Supervisory Diversion Investigator, to discuss how healthcare facilities can be better prepared for these visits. Susannah brings her wealth of experience to the table, explaining why so many facilities struggle with DEA compliance despite having access to all the necessary regulations.
She offers practical advice on translating complex legal jargon into actionable steps that can help facilities stay on the right side of the law. From conducting mock inspections to setting up robust anti-diversion programs, Susannah covers it all. She also shares tips on how to handle DEA evaluations and investigations, including using policy violations to uncover deeper issues.
Whether you're a healthcare worker, facility manager, or just curious about the inner workings of healthcare compliance, this episode is packed with valuable insights and strategies to ensure your facility is always prepared.