HPM’s Larry Houck Is Speaking at Opioid and Fentanyl Abuse Management Congress
February 3, 2026Controlled substances are necessary for the medical care of patients, but recent diversion by pharmacists, physicians, nurses and other healthcare professionals illustrates the vulnerability of hospitals. Hospitals that fail to provide effective controls and procedures to guard against theft and diversion of controlled substances pose risks to their patients for undertreatment and worse, and to their employees for overdose and death. Employee diversion from hospitals has also resulted in large civil monetary settlements, costly compliance remediation programs, and unwanted local and national publicity.
Hyman, Phelps & McNamara, P.C. Director Larry Houck is speaking on “Hospital/Healthcare Facility Controlled Substance Diversion: Recent Case Studies,” focusing on this timely topic, at the World Conference Forum’s 2026 Opioid & Fentanyl Abuse Management Congress in Nashville on February 23th-24th.
Mr. Houck will present on:
- How employees in several high-profile cases diverted significant controlled substance quantities;
- Red flags that hospitals missed;Safeguards for minimizing internal diversion risks; and
- Best practices for maximizing diversion detection.
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