A Prescription for Safety: Technology is Imperative to Detect and Prevent Drug Diversion

Sentara’s initial success with ControlCheck in nursing care areas in 2019 led Sentra Norfolk General Hospital (SNGH) to add the pharmacy module in 2022, expanding their use of the solution within the hospital. After SNGH saw initial success post-implementation, the rest of Sentara Health adopted the pharmacy module across all 12 hospitals in June 2023. Specifically, Sentara’s leadership wanted complete visibility of all controlled substance
transactions throughout the health system. They wanted to focus a spotlight wherever a risk of diversion was identified.

This case study reviews the success Sentara saw across their health system through the adoption of ControlCheck.

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