This appeared late last week:SA Liberals would halt controversial EPAS electronic patient record system if electedBy Isabel Dayman8th November, 2017South Australia's Opposition Leader would pull the plug on the rollout of the state's controversial electronic patient records system if elected next March.Speaking at a breakfast hosted by the SA branch of the Australian Medical Association (AMA) today, Liberal leader Steven Marshall slammed the State Government's rollout of the EPAS software, describing it as "completely mishandled"."This is a program which needs urgent review," he told the gathering of doctors, also attended by Premier Jay Weatherill and SA Best party leader Nick Xenophon."We will immediately stall the rollout of the system to any other sites in South Australia and, more than that, we will immediately undertake an independent review to see what the options are for South Australia."Mr Marshall told the meeting the cost of the EPAS rollout had blown out from $422 million...
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