Quebec's Digital Medical Records Pilot Faces Criticism

0:00It's April 22nd. Welcome in. This is Canada News Today, where local news meets AI. I'm Cory with the story. Sante Colbex pushing ahead with digital medical records pilots set for May 9th, but it's already blowing up with bad press. The projects hit the C.I.U.S.S. as do Nord, Deleu de Montréal, and C.I.U.S.S. as de la Maurici at Ducentre du Colbex, covering spots like Sacre Curra and... Jean-Talon hospitals, despite two years of delays in 135 million dollars in overruns, they're still rolling out, though nurses outside intensive care. Would jot vitals on paper. Health Minister Sonia Belanger says she's watching daily and could pull the plug before launch, with weekly check-ins on the file. This comes after flops, like the SAA Q-Click site, which ballooned 500 million dollars over budget and caused huge line-ups, province-wide. Some of those same managers are now helping with this rollout. Doctors and nurses are sounding alarms over poor training. Over 80% say they haven't been prep-right, and glitches and labs in blood.

1:06Banks. Patient advocate Paul Brune calls it frightening, pointing to the top-down style from Sante Quebec's new boss. Plus, fears about partnering with U.S. firm Epic Systems for Quebecer's data, even if hosted at Montreal and Toronto. Critics like Opposition Health Critic, Molsef Duraji, want medical colleges to step in fast to check patient safety. To ease the switch, they're cutting 104 beds in Maurici and censored Duke Quebec, slowing non-urgent care so staff can learn the system. Meanwhile, Jewish General Hospital's pilot, funded privately, is uploading vitals digitally across the board, without the drama. Sante Quebec's defending hard with statements and a technical briefing for reporters tomorrow, insisting data stays under their control. As pushback grows, the real test hits. May 9th will they hit Paul's or Power through the glitches.