I specialize in drug diversion risk assessments & establishing diversion monitoring programs for facilities. Improve patient safety & minimize risk.
Joined August 2019
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“You don't have to live this way anymore.”
A call from a pharmacist who had just been arrested became a turning point in Brian Fingerson's own recovery journey.
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Controlled substance documentation isn't the same as diversion response readiness.
If diversion is discovered tomorrow, do your leaders know the reporting steps and deadlines?
Susan Jacob explains.
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Drug diversion is discovered. Now what?
Do your pharmacy leaders know who to notify, when to report, and which deadlines apply?
Susan Jacob discusses why preparation matters.
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No budget. No committee. No diversion software. Where do you start?
Susan Jacob shares practical steps for building a hospital drug diversion prevention program from scratch.
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Patient safety first. Compassion always.
Terri Vidals discusses why impaired healthcare professionals must be kept from patient care while receiving appropriate accountability and access to treatment.
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What can't dispensing cabinets see?
Terri Vidals joined The Saving Dose to discuss point-of-care diversion, false accusations, accountability, compassion & treatment access for healthcare professionals.
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Knowing the risks doesn't make someone immune to addiction.
On The Saving Dose, Terri Vidals shares how an opioid prescription changed one healthcare professional's perspective on substance use disorder.
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No one was harmed. But what could have happened was difficult to face.
Nancy Hooper reflects on guilt, legal consequences, self-forgiveness & learning to accept help in recovery.
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Scared of addiction. But not ready to stop.
In treatment, another pharmacist helped Nancy Hooper recognize a difficult truth about her own readiness for recovery.
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She was Employee of the Year. Later, she lost that job to substance use disorder.
Pharmacist Nancy Hooper shares her journey through addiction, professional consequences & recovery—and how she now helps others.
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“Treatment or jail.”
Nancy Hooper wasn't ready to face her substance use disorder. An employer intervention became a turning point in her recovery journey.
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An outside review can reveal gaps internal teams may miss.
Mercy's 2018 diversion assessment examined three hospitals of different sizes, identifying strengths, resource gaps & opportunities for improvement.
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No diversion software budget? Start with the tools you already have.
Your EMR, automation systems & existing reports may help identify potential diversion.
Limited resources shouldn't mean no monitoring.
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What if coworkers catch diversion before software does?
Kim Harris and Morgan Gray share how Mercy built a diversion prevention program across 50+ hospitals—and why people and accountability still matter.
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One of the most effective low-cost diversion prevention tools? Education.
Teach healthcare workers what diversion and medication tampering look like—and how to report concerns.
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The compliance gap: what leadership believes is happening vs. what's actually happening on the ground.
Terri Vidals explains why that disconnect can put patients, employees & the public at risk.
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There's another person in the diversion conversation: the healthcare professional struggling with substance use disorder.
Early identification isn't just about preventing diversion. It may save their life.
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When did your organization last proactively identify suspected diversion?
Terri Vidals shares her Top 10 considerations for healthcare leaders—from software and investigations to accountability and patient safety.
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Is your diversion program built to pass inspections—or to find diversion?
Ask: When did our own monitoring last identify suspected diversion?
If you can't name the date, that's your starting point.
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Accountability and compassion can coexist.
When a healthcare professional experiences substance use disorder, the response can include treatment, appropriate reporting & accountability—not just termination.
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