AI Drug Diversion Software Failed to Detect Months of Fentanyl Theft at Tennessee Hospital
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Brett Kelman, Darius Tahir
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Summary
A nurse at Erlanger Baroness Hospital in Chattanooga, Tennessee, stole and abused fentanyl left over after surgeries over several months in 2025, sometimes daily. The nurse was caught after staff noticed slurred speech and drowsiness, failed a drug test, and was fired. Notably, Sentri7, an AI-powered drug diversion software used at hundreds of U.S. hospitals, failed to detect the months-long pattern of theft, raising concerns about the effectiveness of AI surveillance systems in healthcare settings.
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· 1 pulledUnder most circumstances, this would be a routine case of what is known as 'drug diversion,'
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