[MCOH-EH] Hospital Drug Diversion Programs

[Patti Surita]

Please see below.

Patti Surita, RN
HealthWORKS Manager
Beaver Dam Community Hospitals, Inc.
707 S University Ave
Beaver Dam  WI 53916
Ph: 920-887-6830  Fax: 920-887-4091
psurita at bdch.org<mailto:psurita at bdch.org>

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From: MCOH-EH [mailto:mcoh-eh-bounces at mylist.net] On Behalf Of Sumeet Batra
Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2016 3:54 PM
To: mcoh-eh at mylist.net
Subject: [MCOH-EH] Hospital Drug Diversion Programs

Hello all,

Higher-ups at my hospital are considering randomized drug testing in high risk departments (anesthesia, pharmacy, ED, ICU) to deter drug diversion.  There is particular interest in using a larger panel to catch drugs commonly used in these departments, such as fentanyl.  I am not sure if there is evidence to justify the cost and time involved with testing these employees but I wanted to see what members of the group are doing.
I would especially like to know:

A)     If your program is doing random tests or only for-cause testing We do pre-employment, reasonable suspicion, post-accident, and random-but it is random for all organizational employees-not just certain departments

B)      What panel you're using-7 panel but will request a unique panel for reasonable suspicion or for cause if there is certain drug in question

C)       If you're doing testing in-house or at an outside facility (or a mix)  We do in-house but confirmations are handled outside

D)      Any results or evidence from the medical literature that you may have.


Thanks in advance,
Sumeet Batra, MD, MPH


Medical Director, Occupational Health Services
Cook Children's Health Care System
Phone: (682) 885-1129
Fax: (682) 885-6717

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