Focus areas are the aspects or specific areas of a case that are to be examined by an auditor when carrying out an audit. The focus areas that are available to be examined during a case audit are specified within the administration application for the type of case audit that is being conducted. The audit coordinator may then select as many of these as are appropriate for the specific audit being conducted when creating the audit plan. An auditor when completing a case audit and evaluating a particular case must then address the focus areas selected.