As technology continues to reshape modern medicine, medical providers have embraced electronic prescribing to improve patient care. Unfortunately, as the healthcare landscape evolves, so do the tactics of bad actors seeking to exploit it.
Bad actors can use stolen login credentials from prescribers to gain access to electronic health record systems and initiate thousands of fraudulent e-prescriptions to pharmacies across the country within a very short period. For example, a 26-year-old Florida resident plead guilty1 in December 2024 and will serve two years and six months in federal prison for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft.
In response to this growing threat, the DEA is urging pharmacies to stay vigilant, as those that dispense fraudulent prescriptions may be held liable. For example, CVS agreed to pay $70,000 in 2023 to resolve allegations that the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) was violated at several of its locations.
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