National LGBT Health Education Center (WEBINAR): Do Ask, Do Tell! Collecting Data on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in Health Centers

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people face many health disparities and stigma in health care.  Despite this, LGBT people remain largely invisible to their providers.  Collecting sexual orientation and gender identity (SO/GI) data of new and returning patients is critical for health centers and other health care organizations to provide a welcoming, inclusive environment of care; and to provide high-quality care to all patients.  Currently, HRSA has proposed that SO/GI data be included in the Uniform Data System (UDS) reporting for CY 2016.  This webinar will teach participants about the barriers to care that many LGBT people face, describe the inequity in health outcomes for LGBT people, and detail both how and why to collect SO/GI data in electronic health records.  Dr. Alek Sripipatana, Director of the Data and EValuation Division of the Office of Quality Improvement, BPHC, HRSA, will be joined by Dr. Harvey Makadon, Director of Education and Training Programs at the Fenway Institute, and Chris Grasso, Associate Director of Director for Informatics & Data Services at the Fenway Institute to present the webinar.  At the end of the session, participants will have the tools to begin implementing SO/GI data collection in their own EHRs.  To register for this presentation please click here.