Parkview Health has added new questions about sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) to MyChart, our electronic medical record system and our patient check-in process. Patient responses to SOGI will help healthcare providers understand when additional factors affect treatment and health outcomes. This allows our teams to tailor clinical recommendations for individual patients.
Although Parkview is required to ask for this information, participation in SOGI data collection is completely voluntary. Patients have the right to choose not to answer any or all of the questions. SOGI information will become part of an individual’s medical record and will be kept confidential in accordance with all regulatory and privacy (HIPAA) requirements and the laws of the State of Indiana.
From their MyChart account, patients may update this information:
- Preferred name
- Legal sex
- Gender identity
- Sexual orientation
- Sex assigned at birth