Becker's Healthcare January 6, 2025
Massachusetts State Auditor Diana DiZoglio has found that the Center for Health Information and Analysis failed to monitor acute care hospitals’ financial conditions adequately, according to an audit released Jan. 3.
Eight things to know:
1. CHIA is an independent state agency that aims to promote a more transparent and equitable healthcare system. It manages a consumer health information website, CompareCare, that offers tools to compare the costs of certain medical procedures at various healthcare facilities in Massachusetts.
2. The audit reviewed the period from July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2023, during which six hospitals notified the department of public health about closures or discontinued services, according to the audit. However, CHIA’s 2021 and 2022 hospital financial reports...
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