Some new procedures and safe-guards have been put in place within the Athabasca Health Authority.
An audit earlier this year by KPMG revealed a $9,000 dollar credit-card bill along with a number of other discrepancies.
Former CEO Vince Robillard was subsequently fired over the situation.
Perry Martin is a senior adviser with Sask Health.
He says the audit also highlighted some concerns at the board level as well:
“Well KPMG that did the report identified a few problems and there were some problems around internal controls and board expenses so they made some recommendations in the report to tighten that up.”
He adds some of the changes that have been put in place require expenses to be approved by a separate authority.
He notes the board has undergone governance training and there is new whistle-blower protection as well.
Meantime a board member with the health authority says she thinks things are running more smoothly now.
Claire Larocque of Camsell-Portage acknowledges there were some problems with members forgetting to collect all their receipts and paperwork.
However she says they have taken extensive training on governance and they are collecting on the money that’s owed to them:
“Yeah we have a plan in place and he’s actually been paying into what he owes us and the new CEO that’s been looking after it now. She’s working with him and everything’s moving ahead.”
Both Martin and Larocque say they feel good about the progress that’s been reached and stress patient-care is the primary focus.