Audit  Audit of the Center for Health Information and Analysis

In accordance with Section 12 of Chapter 11 of the Massachusetts General Laws, the Office of the State Auditor has conducted a performance audit of the Center for Health Information and Analysis (CHIA)¹ for the period January 1, 2019 through November 30, 2020.

The purpose of this audit was to determine whether CHIA maintained information that was updated at least annually on its consumer healthcare information website, CompareCare, as required by Section 20 of Chapter 12C of the General Laws.

Below is a summary of our finding and recommendation, with links to each page listed.

A PDF copy of the Audit of the Center for Health Information and Analysis is available here.

1.    Generally accepted government auditing standards require that organizations be free from organizational impairments to independence with respect to the entities they audit. In accordance with Section 2 of Chapter 12C of the General Laws, the executive director of the Center for Health Information and Analysis is appointed by a majority vote of the Attorney General, State Auditor, and Governor. Additionally, pursuant to Section 2A of Chapter 12C of the General Laws, the State Auditor makes two appointments to the 11-member Health Information and Analysis Oversight Council. This disclosure is made for informational purposes only, and this circumstance did not interfere with our ability to perform our audit work and report the results thereof impartially.