Prioritizing SOGI data collection to improve health equity

Sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) data is key for improving health outcomes among sexual and gender minority (SGM) patients. How can healthcare organizations effectively navigate challenges -- like bias and discrimination -- to improve SOGI data collection?

Featuring: Carey Candrian, PhD, associate professor of medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and a 2024 Health and Aging Policy Fellow

In today's episode, we'll cover:

• The implications of missing SOGI data on care delivery and quality
• The challenges health systems face that prevent them from routinely collecting SOGI data
• Strategies to improve SOGI data collection and health equity for LGBTQIA+ patients

And more!

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References

• https://www.techtarget.com/searchhealthit/news/366578124/SOGI-Data-Missing-in-Over-60- of-Adult-EHR-Records-Study-Finds
• https://news.cuanschutz.edu/medicine/cu-researcher-issues-a-call-for-more-data-to-improve- care-for-lgbtq-patients