British Columbia lacked a strategic plan as it embarked on a multimillion-dollar electronic health records project six years ago, says the province's auditor general. John Doyle said the government was slow to get going on the system because there was no co-ordination involved. "Key stakeholders such as health professionals were not effectively engaged to ensure the proposed EHR (electronic health records) system would meet the needs of its users," he said in an audit report released last Wednesday. The B.C. government hopes to get most of the major components of the $222-million plus project completed by March 2013. In the meantime, Doyle wants the government to provide his office with a progress update every six months. (CBC)