The Additional Best Practices Checklist is part of the Healthcare Equality Index 2013 report, which includes survey results on healthcare facilities’ treatment of LGBT individuals. The checklist addresses the following areas:
• LGBT patient services and support
• Transgender patient services and support
• Patient self-identification
• Medical decision-making
• Employment benefits and policies
• Community engagement
The checklist supplements 13 questions that comprise the four criteria of “Leaders in LGBT Healthcare Equality.” Healthcare organizations can use the checklist to identify and eliminate gaps in equal care for LGBT patients, visitors and employees.
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