Expanding your gay and lesbian patient base: What savvy medical practices know

Journal of Medical Practice Management

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 36-38

  Kahn, Ellen ^a   Sullivan, Tom ^a  

^a Human Rights Campaign Foundation Family Project

Author keywords

Bisexual; Cultural competence; Gay; Lesbian; Marketing; Transgender

Indexed keywords

BISEXUALITY; COMPETENCE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LESBIAN; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SELF DISCLOSURE; SHORT SURVEY; STEREOTYPY; TRANSSEXUALISM;

CULTURAL COMPETENCY; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARKETING; PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS; PRACTICE MANAGEMENT, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 49749112438     PISSN: 87550229     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

References (4)

1. Gay and Lesbian Medical Association (www.GLMA.org): Providers can join the GLMA whether they are personally GLBT or an Ally.
2. GayHealth.com (www.gayhealth.com): This Web site has a section for providers and covers general GLBT health, as well as specifics such as reproductive technology, transgender health, HIV/AIDS, cancer, and food and fitness.
3. Human Rights Campaign (www.hrc.org): This is America's largest civil rights organization working to achieve gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender equality.
4. The Mautner Project (www.mautnerproject.org): This organization deals primarily with issues regarding lesbian health concerns and has articles specifically written for providers.