ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Lehigh Valley Health Network will pay the federal government $2.75 million to resolve allegations it failed to properly manage controlled substances after a pharmacy technician was accused of stealing them.
According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, on about 40 occasions the technician at LVHN’s Cedar Crest pharmacy used another employee’s password to access, remove and divert controlled substances.
The technician also created bogus reports to conceal the discrepancies, the government said…