HPM’s Larry Houck Is Speaking at Opioid and Fentanyl Abuse Management Summit July 16, 2026

https://www.thefdalawblog.com/2026/07/hpms-larry-houck-is-speaking-at-opioid-and-fentanyl-abuse-management-summit/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hpms-larry-houck-is-speaking-at-opioid-and-fentanyl-abuse-management-summit Controlled substances are critical to patient care, but hospitals have always been vulnerable to their diversion by trusted employees. In a number of recent cases, employees have been able to divert considerable quantities of controlled substances undetected over extended periods of time. These incidents resulted in overdoses and deaths, patient undertreatment, multimillion-dollar civil monetary penalties, and comprehensive remedial settlements. The Drug Enforcement Administration asserted that the hospitals’ noncompliance with mandatory recordkeeping, reporting, and security requirements enabled the diversion.