About this Webinar Training

Gender Harmony: A Standards-Based Approach to Improving Sex and Gender Identity Data in Quality Measurement

In this panel experts from the standards, terminology, quality measurement and a gender-affirming care provider come together to discuss a standards-based approach to improve data quality via more accurate Sex and Gender Identity SDOH data. Panel members will clearly articulate why disambiguating sex and gender identity data in clinical systems is critically important to improving clinical outcomes and ensuring data quality. Specifically the panel will cover the primary challenges, provide a rationale for change, and present the current state of standards (e.g., FHIR, CDA, V2, USCDI) in relation to sex and gender data elements and quality measurement. NCQA will share recent approaches to advancing gender equity in quality measurement and describe how emerging sex and gender data standards have enabled more inclusive and clinically sound measurement of high-quality care in HEDIS.

What You Will Learn

- Discuss why disambiguating sex and gender identity data in clinical systems is critically important to improving clinical outcomes and ensuring data quality

- Identify applicable standards (e.g., FHIR, CDA, V2, USCDI) in relation to sex and gender data elements and quality measurement

- Describe how emerging sex and gender data standards have enabled more inclusive and clinically sound measurement of high-quality care in HEDIS®                                                                                                                                                                     

Who Should Attend

• Health care professionals
• Health care decision makers
• Consultants
• Health plans
• Health systems
• Population health organizations

Faculty

Chris Grasso MPH Health IT Exec (CIO, Fenway Health former)

Rob McClure MD, FAMIA MD Partners, HL7 Gender Harmony Co-Lead

Rachel Harrington Ph.D. National Committee for Quality Assurance

Continuing Education

This live course grants 2 Continuing Education Unit (CEU) points for PCMH Certified Content Experts.

This is a non AMA PRA Category 1 Credit^TM, ANA CNE, ACPE activity.

* Please note – You must attend the entire program to be eligible for total number of contact hours.

Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships

The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) endorses the Standards of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education which specify that sponsors of continuing medical education activities and presenters at and planners for these activities disclose any relevant financial relationships either party might have with commercial companies whose products or services are discussed in educational presentations.

For sponsors, relevant financial relationships include large research grants, institutional agreements for joint initiatives, substantial gifts, or other relationships that benefit the institution.  For presenters or planning committee members, relevant financial relationships include the receipt of research grants from a commercial company, consultancies, honoraria, travel, or other benefits, or having a self-managed equity interest in a company; or having an immediate family member or partner with such a relationship.

Disclosure of a relationship is not intended to suggest or condone bias in any presentation but is made to provide participants with information that might be of potential importance to their evaluation of a presentation.

Relevant financial relationships exist with the following companies/organizations:

Faculty:

Chris Grasso: None

Rob McClure: None

Rachel Harrington: None

Additional Planning Committee Members:
Cathy Beckner: None

This program was developed in part by NCQA staff.