Theft and Diversion of Opiates Are Ongoing Concerns for Urgent Care Operators

Theft and Diversion of Opiates Are Ongoing Concerns for Urgent Care Operators

It isn’t enough for urgent care clinicians to be more judicious in prescribing opiates for patients in pain. A seamless approach to medication security also has to be in place in order to thwart crooked workers looking to make a quick buck on the backs of addicts in need of a fix. A case in southwest Florida is a painful reminder that anyone with access to addictive drugs could land your business in trouble and …

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Protecting Your Urgent Care Center Against Robbery

Author: Alan A. Ayers, MBA, MAcc, Experity Content Advisor, Urgent Care Association of America Associate Editor, Journal of Urgent Care Medicine Your urgent care center, although focused on providing medical treatment, is still essentially a retail business. Your patients are your customers, and they come and go; financial transactions (cash, credit card, insurance) take place; and employees deliver clinical care and customer service simultaneously. Hence, urgent care centers, like other retail establishments, face the very …

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