Ottawa puts Canada Health Infoway funding on hold after PrescribeIT failure

The Globe and Mail: Health Minister Marjorie Michel says the governmentis withholding $50-million in federal funds from Canada Health Infoway, the organization responsible for the $300-million failed PrescribeIT program, until it addresses concerns about governance.

…The organization’s board dismissed its long-time chief executive officer in late April after a disastrous committee hearing, as well as a series of stories in The Globe and Mail about the program’s problems and high expenses, such as the CEO’s nearly $900,000 in annual compensation…

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