Scathing report details botched e-health plans
February 18th, 2010 12:00am
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BY VAUGHN PALMER, VANCOUVER SUN (Excerpt)
February 18, 2010
The B.C. Liberal drive for electronic records-keeping in the health care system is behind schedule, over budget, poorly planned and still a long way from realizing any benefits to patients, according to auditor general John Doyle.
Doyle released a report Wednesday Click Here that chronicled a list of failings so comprehensive as to raise doubts about whether the Electronic Health Records project could be said to be "managed" in any proper sense whatsoever...
The report marks the second time in a week that the auditor general has been highly critical of electronic record keeping in the health care sector. Last Wednesday, he blasted the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority for inadequate security on the electronic records it maintains on some 600,000 patients receiving residential care and other services. (Report: Click Here Article, Vancouver Sun: Click Here) The problems were so extensive Doyle held off releasing that report for six months, until the authority could address more than 100 recommendations for improving security and protecting patient privacy.
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BY VAUGHN PALMER, VANCOUVER SUN (Excerpt)
February 18, 2010
The B.C. Liberal drive for electronic records-keeping in the health care system is behind schedule, over budget, poorly planned and still a long way from realizing any benefits to patients, according to auditor general John Doyle.
Doyle released a report Wednesday Click Here that chronicled a list of failings so comprehensive as to raise doubts about whether the Electronic Health Records project could be said to be "managed" in any proper sense whatsoever...
The report marks the second time in a week that the auditor general has been highly critical of electronic record keeping in the health care sector. Last Wednesday, he blasted the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority for inadequate security on the electronic records it maintains on some 600,000 patients receiving residential care and other services. (Report: Click Here Article, Vancouver Sun: Click Here) The problems were so extensive Doyle held off releasing that report for six months, until the authority could address more than 100 recommendations for improving security and protecting patient privacy.
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