Conservatives call on auditor general to investigate $250M PrescribeIT program
Conservative MPs are calling for an auditor general investigation into the $250-million PrescribeIT program, which is set to end on May 29. The program, launched in 2017 to modernize prescription sending, has seen low adoption rates with fewer than 5% of prescriptions being sent using PrescribeIT.
Conservative MPs are calling for an auditor general probe into the federal government's handling of the $250-million PrescribeIT program, set to end on May 29. The program was launched in 2017 to modernize how doctors send prescriptions to pharmacies. Fewer than 5% of prescriptions are sent using PrescribeIT, according to a Globe and Mail report. The initial $40-million budget has ballooned to over $300 million. Canada Health Infoway, the not-for-profit running PrescribeIT, is transitioning to an open-standards approach for electronic prescriptions. The government spent $98 million on Telus Health to design the program, but Health Canada says it holds no intellectual property pertaining to PrescribeIT. Telus Health owned 85% of the intellectual property used for PrescribeIT.
This content was automatically generated and/or translated by AI. It may contain inaccuracies. Please refer to the original sources for verification.