Health System Pays Settlement for Unaccounted Oxycodone
Health System Pays Settlement for Unaccounted Oxycodone
Georgia health system pays $4.1 million to settle allegations they failed to provide effective controls and procedures to protect controlled substances.
Effingham Health System has agreed to pay the United States $4.1 million to resolve allegations that Effingham Health System failed to provide effective controls and procedures to guard against theft and loss of controlled substances, leading to a significant diversion of opioids, and failing to timely report the suspected diversion to the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).
DEA launched an investigation in 2017 after receiving reports of diversion at Effingham Health System. DEA determined that tens of thousands of oxycodone 30mg tablets were unaccounted for, and were believed to have been diverted over more than a four-year period
Where the Diversion Occurred:
Effingham Health System
459 GA-119, Springfield, GA 31329
Type of Healthcare Facility:
Hospital
