Incidentcase165
Incidentcase165
A former medical assistant of a doctor at Intermountain Healthcare has agreed to pay the United States $1 million to resolve allegations that lax controls enabled a former employee to divert controlled substances for personal use. The clinic used the physician’s DEA registration number to issue prescriptions to herself and two family members, including prescriptions
A former medical assistant of a doctor at Intermountain Healthcare has agreed to pay the United States $1 million to resolve allegations that lax controls enabled a former employee to divert controlled substances for personal use.
The clinic used the physician’s DEA registration number to issue prescriptions to herself and two family members, including prescriptions for Oxycodone, Diazepam, Phentermine and Hydrocodone.
244 prescriptions for oxycodone and 151 prescriptions for other controlled substances, totaling tens of thousands of pills, were issued without a legitimate medical purpose and were filled by the pharmacy and picked up by the former medical assistant.
Approximate date(s) of the diversion:
~2017
Where the Diversion Occurred:
Intermountain Healthcare (IHC)
2400 N Washington Blvd, North Ogden, UT 84414
Type of Healthcare Facility:
Clinic
