A model for improving health care quality for transgender and gender nonconforming patients.

James M Ding; Jesse M. Ehrenfeld; E. Kale Edmiston; Kristen Eckstrand; Lauren B Beach

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A model for improving health care quality for transgender and gender nonconforming patients.

January 23, 2020

Ding JM, Ehrenfeld JM, Edmiston EK, et al. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2020;46(1):37-43.

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This article describes the development and implementation of a multifaceted, community-engaged program to improving the quality of healthcare for transgender and gender nonconforming patients. The program – which includes transgender patient advocacy, a community advisory board, and a transgender health clinic – serves as a model that can be adopted by other health care systems.

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