This appeared a few days ago:EPAS cost blows out againEXCLUSIVE | The cost of SA Health’s troubled electronic patient records system EPAS has blown out to almost half a billion dollars after the department was forced to ask Cabinet for another $49 million to pour into it, InDaily can reveal.Bension Siebert @Bension1 Adelaide Friday November 03, 2017 The department approached Cabinet last month to request the extra funding for EPAS, raising the cost to taxpayers from $422 million to $471 million over the 10 years to 2021.SA Health confirmed the increased cost to InDaily this morning. InDaily understands Cabinet has approved the request.Doctors have repeatedly warned that EPAS slows down emergency care, threatens patient safety and blows out waiting lists.In August, almost one in five medical staff using EPAS who responded to an Australian Medical Association survey blamed the system for “serious errors including charting medications for the wrong patient, critical...
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