Opinion: Why aren’t physicians drug-tested?

“Hospitals can do more to protect patients. Improved security, such as surveillance of drug storage areas, tighter chain of custody on drugs, and better tracking of controlled substances are obvious areas to target,” wrote Inspector General Daniel R. Levinson and Erika T. Broadhurst, a special agent for the Department of Health and Human Services, in a New York Times opinion column last week. “We believe hospitals should be required to perform random drug tests on all healthcare workers with access to drugs. The tests should be comprehensive enough to screen for fentanyl and other commonly abused drugs and must keep up with evolving drug abuse patterns.”

Source: New York Times