In December 2021, the HSE made a double payment due to operations from two different areas using separate financial systems without cross-checking. The Comptroller and Auditor General noted weaknesses in internal controls, especially regarding goods receipting protocols. To prevent future occurrences, the HSE outlined necessary actions and planned to implement a single integrated financial system. Furthermore, the HSE reported a loss of €4.1m due to missed deadlines for claiming patient charges, which affects financial operations of multiple hospitals.
The double payment was made by two different areas of the HSE on separate financial systems operating in December 2021, which was not cross checked.
Mr McCarthy also highlighted that €4.1m euro due to the HSE was lost last year by missing deadlines by which it could claim charges for patients covered by a health insurer.
The Executive estimates that losses for the remaining hospitals it manages were €2.1m, resulting in an estimated total loss of €4.1m for 2024.
The HSE acknowledges there were weaknesses in controls, particularly, in relation to appropriate goods receipting protocols.
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