Quality control of SHA-based health accounts data

Overview

The document provides a comprehensive set of instructions on what to check and how to check the health expenditure data that are produced with health accounts using the SHA2011 framework. The quality control process includes verifying the mapping of the health expenditure under the classifications, HF, FS, HC, HP, DIS, AGE, etc., basic accounting rules in the reported data, and consistency. The document serves as a reference for the target audience - data producers and data users. It will help data producers, including the country health accounts team and the WHO headquarters team, to improve the quality of health expenditure data production, while it will also help data users to understand the data production process and methodology.