Frameworks for Advancing Health Equity: LGBTQIA+ Affirming Provider Designation
Kim Zynn, vice president of UPMC Health Plan's provider network and development relations team, shares how physicians can become LGBTQIA+ affirming providers, which is designated within the health plan.
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Zynn explains that this designation helps members easily find providers who are trained to create a safe and welcoming environment for the LGBTQIA+ community. This initiative aims to improve health outcomes and patient satisfaction by addressing barriers to care and building physician-patient trust.
The designation was developed through a collaboration between UPMC Health Plan, internal and external experts, and the National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center at the Fenway Institute in Boston. They created a comprehensive training program that includes modules providers can complete online for continuing medical education credits and is open to everyone.
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