Intermountain to pay $1 million over painkiller diversion scheme

SALT LAKE CITY — Intermountain Healthcare has settled a civil case alleging that lax oversight allowed a former North Ogden medical assistant to illegally prescribe more than 40,000 Oxycodone pills to herself and two family members.
The U.S. Attorney's Office for Utah announced the settlement late Friday in a statement, saying it's believed to be the largest of its kind in the Beehive State. Under the terms, Utah's largest employer will pay the federal government $1 million without admitti