Intermountain Healthcare will pay the federal government $1 million to settle allegations that a lack of oversight allowed a former employee to divert tens of thousands of pills for personal use, officials announced Friday.
It is thought to be the largest settlement related to drug diversion in Utah history, the U.S. attorney’s office said in a statement. Court documents were never filed in the case, which was investigated by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), a U.S. attorney’s office spokeswoman said.
“Under the law, healthcare networks such as IHC have a responsibility to ensure that controlled substances are used for patient care and are not diverted for non-medical purposes,” U.