At VA we only do them for certain positions, not for all new hires. I do notice that the drug tests are more often positive on random testing than pre-employment.

Wendy Thanassi MA, MD, MRO

BC: Emergency Medicine

Chief, Occupational Health Service

Palo Alto VA Health Care System

Palo Alto, CA 94304

650-380-1131 cell

Clinical Professor, Affiliate

General Medicine and Population Health

Stanford Medical Center and Hospitals

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We do not do them at many Harvard teaching hospitals, except for anesthesiologists and pharmacists.

  Tom Winters

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Subject: [External] [MCOH-EH] Stopping Pre Employment Urine Drug Screens

Hello,

Our C-suite has told Employee Health we need to investigate stopping urine drug screens for new hires as a cost savings measure and only UDS those for who it is required by law or certification.

• Have any others gone through this or stopped pre-employment UDS?
• What certifying bodies for a hospital organization require UDS?

• For example, we found out specialty pharmacy need UDS for URAC

Thanks,

Megan

Megan LeClair-Netzel, DNP, RN, AGCNS-BC

Employee Health Services

UW Health

(608) 263-7535

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