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Complementary Therapies. Acupuncture Massage. About The Institute. Faculty Volunteer Boards. Public Health Policy. The Fenway Institute released new tools to help healthcare organizations collect sexual orientation and gender identity data to improve quality of care and reduce LGBT health disparities. June 25, Subscribe to our Newsletter. Sign Up Here. Share this post with your friends. Collecting SOGI data also provides clinicians with information that they can then use to proactively address issues relevant to sexual and gender minority patients, such as offering effective advice on how to maintain sexual health during the pandemic or reduce risk for HIV transmission.

Healthcare organizations that collect and analyze SOGI data have identified disparities based on sexual orientation, gender identity, or both, in screening rates among patients for cervical cancer, depression, and tobacco use. Implementing SOGI data collection can begin by inclusively revising language in the forms that patients are asked to fill out and by training patient-facing staff and clinicians in how to inclusively address patients.

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