Court of Accounts Report Identifies Family Medicine Records for Intensive Care Patients
Court of Accounts audits revealed that family medicine examination records overlapping with hospital admission dates were created on behalf of some patients hospitalized in intensive care units.
According to the Court of Accounts' 2025 Audit Report on the Ministry of Health, it was revealed that examination records were created by family physicians during the exact time intervals of inpatient treatment for some patients being treated in intensive care units.
Findings in the Court of Accounts Audit Report
In the 2025 Audit Report on the Ministry of Health prepared by the Court of Accounts, striking findings regarding patients continuing treatment in intensive care units were included. Examinations showed that examination records were opened by family physicians on the same dates as the hospitalization periods.
Actual Situation and Record Inconsistency
It was stated that it was not possible for patients hospitalized in intensive care to leave the healthcare facility on the relevant dates and therefore they could not have been actually examined at the family medicine unit. It was stated that this situation indicates records were created for services not provided.
Payments and Service Principles
The report noted that such health records that do not reflect the truth pose an obstacle to performing payments made to family medicine units in accordance with the established service principles. It was emphasized that health records must be kept accurately and completely.
Steps Taken by the Ministry of Health
The Ministry of Health announced that instructions were sent to Provincial Health Directorates regarding not opening examination records, not prescribing medications, and not performing follow-up procedures for inpatients.
Proposed Control Mechanisms
The Court of Accounts stated that effective control mechanisms must be established between healthcare facilities and family medicine information systems in order to protect the reliability of health records and prevent similar situations.