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PrescribeIT's Demise: Taxpayer Cash, Provincial Apathy, and Executive Pay
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Canadas federal e-prescribing program, PrescribeIT, is ending due to lack of provincial support, despite working well in other countries. Health Minister Marjorie Michel faced scrutiny at a House health committee meeting, where Dr. Peter Vaughan, board chair at Canada Health Infoway, defended the tech. However, the programs CEO, Michael Green, was recently dismissed amid a review of fund spending, raising concerns about executive salaries and TELUS Healths ninety-eight million dollar contract.
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