Even as the government of Premier François Legault braces for political fallout from the $1.1-billion cost of SAAQclic — double the original estimate — a new digital debacle may be brewing at Santé Québec, Gazette columnist Allison Hanes writes.
The agency created to run the health system is trying to launch an IT project called Système d’information des finances, de l’approvisionnement et des ressources humaines, a.k.a. SIFARH, to merge financial, procurement and HR networks.
But the price tag has already doubled and the health agency is reportedly not listening to recommendations to cancel the project.
