Integrity for Data Equity & Accuracy (IDEA)
This page provides education, training, and resources to enhance the integrity of demographic data collection for race, ethnicity, language (REaL), and sexual orientation and gender identity data. Accurate data collection is essential for addressing and understanding social drivers of health and health disparities by revealing their underlying factors. It enables the development of targeted interventions and effective resource allocation to promote health equity. The resources here focus on the framework for accurate collection of demographic data.
Patient Resources
Collecting standardized patient demographic information across health care systems is an important first step toward improving health outcomes. Comprehensive patient data on race, ethnicity, language, sexual orientation, gender identity are key in helping healthcare organizations address disparities within diverse populations.
Staff Resources
This webpage provides healthcare organizations with education and resources to enhance the collection of demographic data from patients. We trust you will find this webpage useful for educating and informing your staff about the importance of data collection, how to implement a framework to collect race, ethnicity, language, sexual orientation, and gender identity data in your organization to improve the quality of care for all populations.
