Sent on behalf of Crystal Pirie, Senior Director Indigenous Collaboration
We are happy to advise that the voluntary Indigenous Self Identification process has launched today. If you recall, we introduced the initiative last October to our leadership group. We recently provided an update to leadership in February and March. Not only will the hospital have access to data to begin to address health equity issues, we are required to report on the initiative, as it is one of seven reporting requirements on the 2020-21 Quality Improvement Plan.
The question “Would you like to self-identify as Indigenous?” will be a mandatory field in Meditech the first time a patient presents to any one of the registration points in our Hospital. Follow up questions will be asked to those who respond “yes”. A patient’s response will be attached to their file and can be updated at subsequent visits upon request. In addition, a self-serve web-form will also be launched, where patients can self-identify at any time via the Hospital website.
Staff resources are included in this package. A patient poster and patient brochures will also be distributed to all departments. The brochures include more information on the benefits of patients choosing to self-identify, how they can participate in the voluntary self-identification initiative and details on how the information will be become part of the patient electronic record and protected under the Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA). Please share this resource with your patients as appropriate and feel free to make more copies of the brochures as needed.
If you have any questions please reach out to Crystal or any of the planning team members:
Crystal Pirie – piriec@tbh.net
Susan Bale – bales@tbh.net
Tracey Hill – hillt@tbh.net
Mieke DeRoover – deroovem@tbh.net
Jennifer Madahbee – madahbej@tbh.net