Sexual orientation and gender identity data is critical to ensure patient-centered care, according to Kellan Baker, executive director of the Whitman-Walker Institute.

“LGBTQI+ people have so often been left out of healthcare and been made to feel unwelcome by providers, other staff and health insurance companies that don’t cover the care they need,” Baker said. “SOGI data are really a foundational element of making sure that everyone is seen.”

However, 2023 research shows that SOGI data is missing from upward of 60% of adult EHR records.

Baker noted that while not every healthcare condition is directly related to Sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI), many aspects of care are. For instance, transgender people require preventive screenings based on their anatomy.

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