An Environmental Scan of Sex and Gender in Electronic Health Records: Analysis of Public Information Sources.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Historically, the terms sex and gender have been used interchangeably as a binary attribute to describe a person as male or female, even though there is growing recognition that sex and gender are distinct concepts. The lack of sex and gender delineation in electronic health records (EHRs) may be perpetuating the inequities experienced by the transgender and gender nonbinary (TGNB) populations.

Objective

This study aims to conduct an environmental scan to understand how sex and gender are defined and implemented in existing Canadian EHRs and current international health information standards.

Methods

We examined public information sources on sex and gender definitions in existing Canadian EHRs and international standards communities. Definitions refer to da

SUBMITTER: Lau F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7688387 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature