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Controlled Substance Reporting Isn’t Just for DEA Anymore

The FDA Law Blog

The Federal Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”) and its regulations require Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) registrants to submit certain reports related to narcotic drug transactions, thefts and significant losses, and suspicious orders. They do not know that controlled substance reporting isn’t just for DEA anymore.

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The Power of an End-to-End Controlled Substance Management Program

Omnicell

Gee Mathen, Director Pharmacy Clinical Applications & Technical Services, Texas Children Hospital When it comes to the crippling costs of diversion, the numbers don’t lie: 1 in 10 healthcare workers will abuse drugs, and studies show that the annual impact is upwards of $72.5

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Omnicell and Fresenius Kabi Join Forces to Improve Controlled Substance Management

Omnicell

Tara Plappert Product Marketing Manager Hospitals and clinics face a significant challenge when dealing with controlled substances. More concerning, on average, it takes about 22 months for a hospital to discover an incident of diversion. And according to the 2019 Drug Diversion Digest , 47.2

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Are Disparate Solutions Causing Visibility Gaps in Your Pharmacy Operation?

Omnicell

billion is forecasted to be spent on electronic health records (EHR) by 2024, many hospitals continue to be burdened with costs. Hospitals spend $563 million in readmissions, $359 million in drug shortages, $800 million in expired medication, and $7.5 Disconnected systems also complicate merger and acquisition activity. Although $9.9

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The High Cost of Nursing Turnover

Omnicell

That’s what an average US hospital loses due to nursing turnover, according to the 2022 NSI National Health Care Retention & RN Staffing Report. While nursing turnover has historically trended below the hospital average across all staff, in 2021 it actually increased 6.4 million annually. Subscribe today.

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Strategies for Preventing Hospital Drug Diversion

Omnicell

Kim Dove, PharmD Senior Pharmacy Consultant, Omnicell We all understand the harm that controlled substance drug diversion can cause to patients, the healthcare institution, and of course, to the diverters themselves. Consider your practices for entering new medication shipments into inventory.

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Reclaim Your Clinicians' Time

Omnicell

In a recent survey , Hospital CEOs' top concern wasn't finances for the first time in almost a decade. However, a recent survey of hospital nurses discovered that manual activities were the primary source of irritation. This is not a new problem. However, pandemic burnout and other job pressures are increasing staff turnover.