Comparing Ways to Ask Patients about Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in the Emergency Department (ED)

Research Dissemination Committee, Maine, USA

This program has been funded in part by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI).

Project Collaborators include key personnel and advisory panel members represent the three largest health systems in Maine, Maine Department of Health and Human Services, Maine Council on Aging, Community Care Partnership of Maine, and Maine Area Health Education Center.

Please visit Comparing Ways to Ask Patients about Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in the Emergency Room -- The EQUALITY Study | PCORI for the full study.

Why this matters?

Hospitals usually do not collect information about people's sexual orientation (SO) and gender identity (GI), but it is important for doctors to know patient’s identities to provide good care.