In the piece, I mentioned that new regulations will soon require doctors to ask patients about their gender identity and sexual orientation, an observation that generated a wide range of comments ...

Asking about patients’ sexual orientation is not routine, even among medical professionals who specialize in sexual health. About half of the medical professionals surveyed by John Hopkins ...

While nearly 80% of healthcare professionals believed patients would refuse to provide information about their sexual identity, in reality, only 10.3% of patients reported they would not provide ...

BACKGROUND: Sexual orientation and gender identity are key social determinants of health, but data on these characteristics are rarely routinely collected. We examined patients’ reactions to being ...

We recently added new questions about sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) to MyChart, our electronic medical record system and our patient-check-in process. Our health system believes that ...

LGBT patients seeking treatment in the emergency department would rather report their sexual orientation through a written medical form than by verbally telling a healthcare provider, according to ...

Health professionals in England are to be told to ask patients aged 16 or over about their sexual orientation, under new NHS guidelines. NHS England said no-one would be forced to answer the ...

Be it sexual orientation, gender, age, race, or ethnicity, these factors present an opportunity for us to individualize our plans of care and create initiatives that promote health and wellness ...

Health professionals in England are to be told to ask patients aged 16 or over about their sexual orientation, under new NHS guidelines. NHS England said no-one would be forced to answer the ...