CDC Safe Healthcare Blog: Drug Diversion Defined: A Patient Safety Threat

CDC Safe Healthcare Blog: Drug Diversion Defined: A Patient Safety Threat

CDC Safe Healthcare Blog: Drug Diversion Defined: A Patient Safety Threat

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) sent this bulletin at 06/03/2014 03:22 PM EDT

Drug Diversion Defined: A Patient Safety Threat

Today, on CDC’s Safe Healthcare Blog, Kimberly New, JD BSN RN, president of the Tennessee Chapter of the National Association of Drug Diversion Investigators, breaks down the issue of drug diversion and details the consequences of healthcare providers stealing controlled substances meant for their patients.  Join the conversation at: http://blogs.cdc.gov/safehealthcare.