Objective. To assess the effectiveness of a Spanish surname match for improving the
identification of Hispanic women in Medicare administrative data in which Hispanics are …

Objectives: Medicare administrative and claims files maintained by the Centers for Medicare
and Medicaid Services (CMS) are frequently used to examine racial and ethnic disparities in …

Racial and ethnic disparities are observed in the health status and health outcomes of
Medicare beneficiaries. Reducing these disparities is a national priority, and having high …

Analyses of health care disparities in Medicare using administrative race and ethnicity data
have typically been limited to Black and White beneficiaries. This is in part due to the small …

Objective. To review two indirect methods, geocoding and surname analysis, for estimating
race/ethnicity as a means for health plans to assess disparities in care. Study Design …

Objective. To efficiently estimate race/ethnicity using administrative records to facilitate
health care organizations' efforts to address disparities when self‐reported race/ethnicity …

Objective. This paper measures agreement between survey and administrative measures of
race/ethnicity for Medicaid enrollees. Level of agreement and the demographic and health …

OBJECTIVES: This paper evaluates the new race/ethnicity codes for Asian Americans,
Hispanics, and Native Americans that have recently been added to the Medicare enrollment …

Background Patient race in the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) information system was
previously recorded based on an administrative or clinical employee's observation. Since …

Medicare administrative data are fairly accurate in identifying people who affiliate with White
or Black racial groups; but less so for other race groups or for Hispanic/Latino origin. Some …