Grand scheme healthcare system software contracted by government is often plagued with issues, compounded by naive government officials not drawing up strong en

Grand scheme healthcare system software contracted by government is often plagued with issues, compounded by naive government officials not drawing up strong enough contracts to hold their sharkish IT "partners" to account. With the UK as an example, here's a summary from the Reg: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/12/27/uk_public_sector_outsourcing_cost_overruns http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/12/27/uk_public_sector_out... "It says that clearly some of the problems encountered by ICT projects are a result of over-ambition, a lack of design and development before procurement, and pressures for efficiency savings overtaking the ability to deliver. The technical complexity of ICT projects is also often underestimated". There's also a report linked at the bottom with more details.