OIG Report Highlights Inaccuracies in Medicare’s Race, Ethnicity Data

Fierce Healthcare reports the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a report Friday showing inaccuracies and limitations on Medicare’s enrollment data on race and ethnicity. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has sought to collect race and ethnicity data from providers and payers. OIG found that CMS may need access to new data. OIG also found that Medicare’s collection of enrollment data for race and ethnicity was not consistent with federal data standards.

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• Fierce Healthcare: https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/payers/oig-finds-major-inaccuracies-medicares-race-and-ethnicity-data