[NP-Clinical] Narcotics, HIPPA and the Law

[Dena]

Ahhhh, now there's an easy business opportunity I've missed out on!! That's
ingenious... any idea how much these pills "rent" for? And is there a
security deposit in case someone accidentally "loses" one? This is just way
too funny!
Dena Galler

-----Original Message-----
From: np-clinical-bounces at nurse.net [mailto:np-clinical-bounces at nurse.net]
On Behalf Of Dorothy Malone-Rising
Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2007 10:35 AM
To: 'NP Clinical'
Subject: RE: [NP-Clinical] Narcotics, HIPPA and the Law

I just heard an interesting twist on the narcotic contract and our efforts
as providers to keep some kind of control over how the drugs we prescribe
are actually used.  Our contract includes a clause that states patient must
present with 24 hour notice for a pill count.  Apparently there are people
around here that you can "rent" pills from so your count will be right ----
where do we go from here???

Dorothy Malone-Rising ANP, CDE
Johnson Health Clinic & Diabetes Center of the Lamoille Valley
384 Lower Main West, PO Box 318
Johnson, VT 05656
(ph) 802-635-6689
(fax) 802-635-7435
PLEASE NOTE CHANGING E-MAIL ADDRESS:
Dorothycde at comcast.net
 


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