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Study to address gap in LGBT health care outcomes

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The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute recently awarded The Fenway Institute more than $2 million to determine best ways to train community health center staffs in the collection of sexual orientation and gender identity information, according to a press release from The Fenway Institute.

According to the release, many health care providers lack the training to ask questions about sexual orientation, sexual behavior and gender identity. Funding from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), an independent, nonprofit organization authorized by Congress in 2010, will help to evaluate the impact of a series of educational programs on LGBT patient health care outcomes and may provide a replicable patient-centered model to improve provider competence in care.

“The federal government and organizations like the AMA and the American College of Physicians have recognized that the provision of optimal health care for LGBT patients requires training all providers and other health care personnel to routinely ask patients about their sexual orientation and gender identity, and providing them with correct information so providers understand what is entailed in culturally competent care for sexual and gender minority persons,” Kenneth H. Mayer, MD, co-chair and medical research director of The Fenway Institute, who will serve as principal investigator on the project, said in the release.

According to the release, the award has been approved pending a business and programmatic review by PCORI staff completion and issuance of a formal award contract.

“This project was selected for PCORI funding not only for its scientific merit and commitment to engaging patients and other stakeholders, but also for its potential to fill an important gap in the delivery of health care to sexual and gender minority populations,” Joe Selby, MD, MPH, PCORI executive director, said in the release. “We look forward to following the study’s progress and working with The Fenway Institute to share the results.”