About DivertGuard
Built for the people who run a diversion prevention program and have to defend it in an audit.
Purpose
DivertGuard is a free self-assessment for the people who run a diversion prevention program: compliance officers, pharmacy directors and controlled substance coordinators. You work through a weighted checklist and get a score for each control domain, so you know which areas would hold up in an audit and which would not.
Domains Covered
How to Use This Tool
- Select your institution type — Hospital, Community Pharmacy/Clinic, or Multi-Hospital System.
- Complete the checklist — For each item, check whether your program has that control in place. Items are weighted by importance.
- Review your score — Real-time scoring shows overall and per-section results. Identify gaps below 70% for priority action.
- Export and document — Use the CSV export to share results with your diversion committee or include in your annual program review.
- Repeat periodically — Run the assessment quarterly or annually to track program maturity improvement over time.
Methodology & Sources
The checklist items and weighting are derived from:
- DEA regulations (21 CFR §1300-1316) and DEA Pharmacist's Manual
- Joint Commission Medication Management (MM) Standards
- ASHP Guidelines on Preventing Diversion of Controlled Substances
- ECRI Institute patient safety guidance on drug diversion
- State board of pharmacy regulations (various)
- Published healthcare diversion prevention literature and industry best practices
How the content is researched, reviewed and kept current: Content Review Policy.
Disclaimer
This tool is a self-assessment resource, not a substitute for professional legal or compliance advice. It does not guarantee DEA, Joint Commission, or state regulatory compliance. Always consult qualified legal and compliance professionals for your specific circumstances.
Current Features
- Hospital, Community & Multi-Hospital assessment
- Real-time weighted scoring with auto-save
- CSV & PDF export of assessment results
- Per-site checklists for multi-hospital systems
- Investigation Playbook (6-phase workflow)
- Policy Templates with working checklists
- Training Materials & Red Flag Recognition
- Regulatory Guide with DEA/state/JC references
- Unit-Level Risk Assessment (6 care areas)
- Interview & DEA 106 Filing Guides
- Analytics Dashboard Blueprint with SQL
- Camera Setup Guide with audit checklist
- Communication Tips by audience
- Useful Items — 12 downloadable PDF templates
- Resource directory with 15+ regulatory links
About the author
DivertGuard is built and maintained by Alex Rodriguez, MHIIM, CPhT (also known as Jesus Rodriguez) — a drug diversion prevention program manager with more than a decade in pharmacy practice, including direct responsibility for a health-system controlled substance diversion prevention program.
Conference presentations
- 2025 — The Rounding Revolution: A High-Tech Approach to Diversion Prevention (with Emily Spiceland, PharmD)
- 2024 — No Pill Left Behind: Strategies for Comprehensive Drug Accountability (with Eric Andrews)
- 2022 — Ready for My Close Up! Implementing, Maintaining, and Expanding Drug Diversion Prevention Cameras (with Jeremy Quinn, Shawn Young, and John Bailey)
Other professional engagement
- Faculty, ASHP Drug Diversion Certificate
- Speaker, Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)
- Published author, Pharmacy Purchasing & Products
Credentials
- Doctorate candidate — Doctor of Health Informatics (DHI), Rutgers University, School of Health Professions; research on health data analytics and the prediction of cognitive decline
- MHIIM — master's in health informatics, University of Tennessee Health Science Center (2019–2021)
- CPhT — Certified Pharmacy Technician, with 10+ years of pharmacy practice across retail, hospice, compounding, home-health, and hospital settings
The assessment items, weighting, and case registry behind this site come from that operational background — building and running a diversion prevention program, not from vendor marketing. Every tool here is free, requires no signup, and is based on published regulatory and professional standards (DEA, Joint Commission, ASHP, CDC).
Last reviewed: September 2026 · Content is educational, not legal advice.