by Jack Teitelman | Mar 26, 2020 | Addiction, Compliance, DEA, In the News
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.”
by Jack Teitelman | Jan 30, 2020 | Addiction, Compliance, DEA, In the News
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.
by Kelley Detweiler | Oct 11, 2019 | Addiction, Compliance, DEA, In the News
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.
by Kelley Detweiler | Jul 23, 2019 | Addiction, Compliance, DEA, In the News
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...
by Kelley Detweiler | May 6, 2019 | Addiction, DEA, In the News
“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...
by Kelley Detweiler | May 6, 2019 | Addiction, DEA, In the News
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...