Ministry of Health Report from the Court of Accounts: Lack of Control in Information Systems Led to Erroneous Transactions
Ministry of Health submitted to the Turkish Grand National Assembly by the Court of Accounts 2025 Year Audit Report, It revealed the deficiencies in integration and control between different information systems used within the Ministry.. In the report; There were many critical findings, from family medicine registration to intensive care patients to unfair attrition allowance to administrative staff and repeated additional payments..
Examination Record at the Family Physician for the Patient in Intensive Care
Inspections, It was determined that examination records were created in family medicine units on the same dates and times for some patients who were still hospitalized in the intensive care unit.. Court of Accounts auditors emphasized that it is practically not possible for patients to leave the hospital and consult a family physician at the specified times., He evaluated that the records in question were related to health services that were not provided.. This situation, which is an official document,, It was noted that it may also affect incentive payments calculated based on daily examination numbers..
Ministry of Health, It was reported that the provincial health directorates were instructed not to open records and not to issue prescriptions on behalf of patients receiving inpatient treatment.. The Court of Accounts has contacted hospitals and the Family Medicine Information System to solve the problem radically. (AHBS) required the establishment of automatic control mechanisms between.
Unfair Attrition Share for Administrative Personnel
Another prominent topic in the report is the actual service time increase. (depreciation) happened. 5510 This right, which can only be enjoyed by personnel who actually carry out risky health services in accordance with Law no., It was determined that some personnel who held administrative positions and did not provide direct health services were also benefited..
Ministry, to the Social Security Institution as a result of inadvertent evaluations (Textbook) Although the Court of Accounts announced that a process was initiated to refund the excess premiums paid,, He noted that documents proving retrospective corrections have not yet been submitted during the audits..
Disconnection in Information Systems Resulted in Duplicate Payments
Different software not working integratedly, led to double additional payments to medical personnel on temporary duty. According to the report; TEAM, Due to the fact that different information systems such as EKOBS and ÇKYS are not synchronized, Personnel temporarily assigned to provincial health directorates or affiliated units were paid for the same period both by the institution where they were employed and by the place where they worked..
A similar recurring payment, It has also been observed that this occurs in some assistant physicians who received specialization training in university hospitals but whose staff is in the Ministry of Health.. Ministry, He instructed the relevant units to make payments from a single place in accordance with the legislation and to complete system integrations..
Audit Opinion Unchanged: “Financial Statements are Accurate and Reliable”
Despite the irregularities and system errors revealed, the Court of Accounts, Ministry of Health 2025 He did not express his general evaluation regarding the financial statements of the year negatively.. In the report, It was stated that the deficiencies detected were to a extent that would not affect the general audit opinion and that the financial statements contained accurate and reliable information as a whole..
