PHO audit information
What to expect
Karo has prepared the following summary of what your PHO can expect when the MoH does its scheduled PHO audit of patient eligibility and practice enrolment processes. It is based on the PHO Audit Protocol which is available on the MoH website: Primary Health Care Audit Protocol
Policy of extrapolation
When the MoH auditsa practice,they randomly select a statistically significant number of patients.Theyexamine these patients' enrolment records andcalculatethe amount claimed for ineligible patients.Based on thesefindings, they work outthefinancial penalty for the entire practice and PHO. The followingsection explains how thispolicy of extrapolation is carriedout.