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Audit Finds Health Canada not holding Infoway Accountable
News Date: 
2 March 2010
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Audit Finds Health Canada not holding Infoway Accountable

A new audit found that Health Canada handed out millions of dollars to Health Infoway without properly accounting for how the money was spent. The finding raises doubts about Health Canada's own record of accountability even as it conducts due diligence before deciding whether to give Canada Health Infoway Inc. another half-billion dollars. The internal audit examined a $400-million, five-year deal the department signed in 2007 with Infoway, created to ensure all Canadians have an electronic health record by 2016. The audit said Health Canada was unable to determine “the eligibility and reasonableness of reported budgeted costs.” (Canadian Press)

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