Temporal and Geographic Patterns of Documentation of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Keywords in Clinical Notes.
T Elizabeth WorkmanJoseph L GouletCynthia A BrandtLuke LindemannMelissa SkandersonAllison R WarrenJacob R EleazerClair KronkKirsha S GordonMandi Pratt-ChapmanQing Zeng-TreitlerPublished in: Medical care (2022)
Term usage trends may provide a view of evolving care in a temporal continuum of changing policy. These findings may be useful for policies and interventions geared toward sexual and gender-diverse individuals. Despite the lack of structured data, the documentation of sexual orientation and gender identity terms is increasing in clinical notes.