The Globe and Mail: Canada Health Infoway launched a program called PrescribeIT in 2017 as part of “axe the fax” initiatives to replace fax machines with digital alternatives, in this case transmitting prescriptions from doctors’ offices to pharmacies digitally.
PrescribeIT has received more than $298-million in federal funds since launch, but as a Globe and Mail report revealed in February, fewer than 5 per cent of prescriptions have flowed through the service. Ottawa announced PrescribeIT would close May 29…