The Cost of DEA Noncompliance in Veterinary Practices
Your exposure may be greater than you think. Takeaway: While DEA compliance may seem costly, you can’t afford to not prioritize it. As a veterinarian or practice manager, your day-to-day focus is to provide patients with the best possible medical care while ensuring...
Easily conquer DEA compliance with these tips from TITAN Group
It takes less time than you think and pays dividends to your practice. Ever wish there was an “easy” button for DEA compliance? Let’s be honest. You’re really good at caring for your animal patients and their owners, but when it comes to keeping up with state and...
TITAN & CUBEX Restore DEA Compliance, Safety, and Efficiency at Columbia Veterinary Hospital
Challenge On the brink of losing its DEA registration and potentially its practice for multiple controlled substance compliance violations, Columbia Veterinary Hospital was in need of expert solutions that would restore the facility’s compliancy and position it for...
Trust but verify
Don’t risk your DEA license. The three keys to preventing employee theft of controlled drugs are evaluate, investigate and reiterate.
Let’s start with a simple fact: Employees can and will steal from your drug inventory if given the opportunity. A Drug Diversion Digest report tracking the diversion of controlled substances over a six-month period found that 71% of incidents involved an employee. Sadly, this often includes people you consider “family.”
The privilege of a DEA registration – Two sides of the coin
As our investigative experts work with veterinary practices across the country, one regulatory compliance issue that we see causing confusion over and over again is both one of the most basic and yet seems to cause the most confusion – the DEA registration. Getting a registration and maintaining it can take just a few simple steps, but seems to be at the core of many veterinary practitioner’s questions and concerns.
DEA issues new marching orders in the war against opioid addiction
Don’t get caught in the crossfire.
On October 1, 2019, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) released its 2020 fiscal year work plan to its diversion investigators. The plan outlines increased enforcement efforts and administrative resources dedicated to the identification and investigation of prescribers (including veterinarians) that are dispensing disproportionately large amounts of controlled substances.
Guest Jack Teitelman – SCVMA with Dr. Peter Weinstein
DEA scam artists target veterinarians by phone
You’ve probably received one of those scam IRS phishing calls, the ones where someone pretending to be with the IRS tells you you’re in trouble because you owe back taxes and then demands payment over the phone. Be prepared—you may be getting one from the US Drug...
Think outside ‘the box’
Is your veterinary practice in DEA compliance? Don’t confuse your automatic drug-dispensing machine for a complete solution. Here’s a question often posed by veterinarians and clinic managers: “I have a box that automatically dispenses our drugs. Doesn’t that make my...
Kirkbride Center owner pays $160,000 fine to settle improper opioid tracking allegations
CoreCare Behavioral Health Management Inc., parent company for West Philadelphia psychiatric health care provide The Kirkbride Center, has agreed to pay the United States government $160,200 in penalties to resolve allegations that it failed properly to account for...
Titan Group Launches DEA Compliance Continuing Education Online Training Courses
TITAN Group Has Expanded Its Suite of DEA Compliance Services to Include Veterinary RACE-Approved Online Continuing Education Courses Developed by Its Team of Former DEA Agents and Diversion Investigators TITAN Group, a leading industry provider of DEA-compliance and...
Insight Magazine – Companion Animal Edition – Controlled Substance Compliance
I walked into the room and sat down at the table with two DEA agents across from me. This would be the start of a veterinary horror story, but luckily Andy Eiseman and Jack Teitelman were on my side. I had the privilege of picking the brains of two retired DEA agents,...
Civilized Article – Meet Jack Teitelman, the DEA Agent Turned Controlled Substance Fixer
“We cannot arrest ourselves out of this epidemic.” The words come from former DEA Supervisory Special Agent, Jack Teitelman. Staring across the table with piercing blue eyes and his post-DEA partner, Travis the Pomapoo, Teitelman takes on an elaborate identity of his...
Huffpost Article – Former DEA agent shares insight into solving America’s opioid epidemic
Alongside New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, medical experts and former pro athletes, Jack Teitelman, was “honored” to participate in the inaugural Turn The Tide Summit hosted by The American Pain Association (APA) and Dr. Sanjay Gupta. Addressing challenges and...
Illinois State Veterinary Medical Association – The Privilege of a DEA Registration – Two Sides of the Coin
As our investigative experts work with veterinary practices across the country, one regulatory compliance issue that we see over and over again is one of the most basic, yet seems to cause the most confusion — the DEA registration. Getting a registration and...
American Animal Hospital Association – Former-DEA agent: Veterinary hospitals are “low-hanging fruit”
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has too much time on its hands. At least, that’s how it might seem to some veterinary professionals. Jack Teitelman, retired DEA supervisory agent and current chief executive officer of DEA compliance experts Titan Group, told...
ISVMA, Titan Help Veterinarians with Drug Compliance
Properly handling and administering prescription drugs is very important these days, even for our pets. Read this new announcement from two organizations partnering to make veterinary practices in Illinois safer for everyone. SPRINGFIELD – April 2019: The Illinois...
American Animal Hospital Association – Are your controlled substance records DEA compliant?
Recently, several hospitals in the West have been unsure about whether AAHA Controlled Substance Logs were in recordkeeping compliance with both DEA and state regulations. So AAHA put the question to the experts: Jack Teitelman, retired Drug Enforcement Administration...
When It Comes To DEA Compliance, It’s Time To Think Outside “The Box.”
Don’t confuse your automatic dispensing machine for a complete compliance solution. Upon retiring from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) three years ago, I contemplated how to use my extensive drug and law enforcement knowledge and skills to bridge the gap in...
Titan Group Returns As Feature Exhibitor and Presenter At 2018 VHMA Conference
Former DEA Supervisory Special Agents Jack Teitelman And Andy Eiseman To Present Veterinary Compliance Solutions to 2018 VHMA Conference Attendees Regarding How To Safeguard Controlled Substances And Prepare For Compliance-Based Audits And Inspections NEW YORK, NY –...
Titan Group and Vertical Vet Partner Creating Veterinary Compliance Solutions
New And Existing Vertical Vet Members Can Now Access TITAN’s Suite of Security And Compliance Services At Exclusive “Members-Only” Rates FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEW YORK, NY – September 12, 2018: TITAN Group and Vertical Vet are pleased to announce a...
Rossmoyne Animal Emergency Trauma Center
24-Hour Emergency Veterinary Hospital Realizes A Cost Savings Of $400,000 In Potential Fines Plus An Increase Of 25-35% Operational Efficiency As A Result Of A DEA Gap Assessment And Compliance Inspection By TITAN Group. SITUATION Rossmoyne Animal Emergency...
Today’s Veterinary Business – Dirty Little Secrets Article
All individuals at some point are confronted with the Eighth Commandment: Thou shall not steal. According to the FBI, employee theft, or “shrinkage,” is the fastest-growing crime in the United States and is more prominent than identity theft, cyber fraud, credit card...
How the Opioid Epidemic Got Started
A look back at how the opioid epidemic got started and where the issues began.
Running Defense On Drug Safety “Any Given Some Day”
Observed annually in June, National Safety Month focuses on increasing safety awareness throughout the country on the road, in the home, in our communities and in the workplace. As part of its mission, the National Safety Council (“NSC”) is also raising awareness...
Addiction is Addiction
An in-depth discussion concerning addiction as well as the finding of opioids in Mussels throughout the Seattle, WA Puget Sound.
Time To Wipe The Slate Clean
Featuring CleanSlate Centers, an outpatient clinic with a strong commitment to expanding access to medication assisted treatment, for the purpose of helping to fight the opioid epidemic.
National Drug Take Back Day
National Drug Take Back Day, broadcasted live from Plymouth, MA.
Justice Department Backs Major Lawsuit Against Opioid Makers
Clint Malarchuk
Featuring retired Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender Clint Malarchuk.
Mental Health
Mental health awareness advocates Trenni Kuiznerek of NBC sports Boston, and sports marketing executive Eric Kussin join Jack and Kevin to for an in-depth discussion on their personal journey with mental health and why they advocate.
Intervention
Featuring Boston’s own Sam Mettler, creator and Executive Producer of A&E’s Intervention, as a special guest joining the Crosscheck Team.
WARNING When Taking This Medication
Did you know that the average American fills approximately 12 prescriptions a year? Most of us have medicine cabinets filled with orange plastic bottles that read: Warning- Do not operate heavy machinery or drive while taking this medication. Warning labels are...
A Billion-dollar Band-Aid
Day after day, countless headlines tell stories about lives tragically cut short by opioids. The problem of prescription drug abuse and overdose is complex and multi-faceted. In addition to the overwhelming number of overdoses, destroyed lives and broken families,...
A Social Prescription For The Opioid Epidemic: Education Not Enforcement
I would like to apologize to the reader. As a former special agent with the DEA, I have seen the opioid crisis at its beginning, middle and now present state. I apologize for not having paid more attention to the other side of drug law enforcement- a side comprised...
A Timely Response to the Opioid Epidemic
Time. Money cannot buy it. All things require it. Nothing can stop the flow of it, and time once past cannot be brought back. There are countless sayings about time: "there is no time like the present," "you're running out of time," "not enough hours in the day,"...
April the Giraffe: A Live Stream Solution for the Opioid Epidemic
In April 2015, approximately 4 million viewers hovered over their laptops and smart devices to witness Katie the Giraffe give birth to her calf, Kipenzi, during the world’s first live stream giraffe birth. Katie’s popularity paved the way for the live stream of April...
Drugs, Fried Chicken, and the Occasional Coke: The Power of Dopamine
Temptation is a funny thing. Have you ever passed a KFC while driving and been overtaken by the smell of deep-fried chicken deliciously encased in fat? Better yet, perhaps a Burger King or McDonalds? Every neuron in your brain directs you to divert course, enter the...
Kevin can I have your brain?
Featuring a deep dive into the state of America’s Opioid Epidemic.