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Why we ask for patient demographic information

Legacy Health asks patients for voluntary demographic information in two separate ways: during registration and care, and via electronic surveys for state reporting purposes. We may also ask for this information if you visit us at a community event.

Questions during registration and care

We ask patients questions about:
  • your racial/ethnic identity (RE)
  • your preferred languages for spoken and written communications (L)
  • disabilities or functional difficulties you experience (D)
  • your sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI), if needed clinically

We ask for this information so that:

  • Our care is accessible to you
  • Our registration and care teams have the information they need
  • Your protected medical record reflects your identity
  • We can provide more culturally responsive and patient-centered care and services for all Legacy patients

Answering the questions is your choice

Answering the questions is voluntary and does not affect your access to care or services at Legacy. Your answers are considered Protected Health Information and become part of your medical record. Learn more about patient privacy.

Update your personal profile via MyHealth

You can answer our patient demographic questions at any time by updating your personal profile in MyHealth. For help, see tip sheets on how to do this with the MyHealth phone app or any web browser.

If you don’t have a MyHealth account, you can sign up here. With MyHealth, you can communicate with your provider, request prescription refills, access test results, manage appointments, pay bills, and more.

Demographic surveys for state reporting

In addition to questions we may ask for registration or care, Legacy patients also receive three annual demographic surveys for state reporting purposes:

  • Annual survey of racial/ethnic identity and language preferences
  • Annual survey of disabilities and functional difficulties
  • Annual survey of gender identity, sex, and sexual orientation
We are required to provide patients with the opportunity to answer these questions. Patients receive the surveys via MyHealth, text message or email once a year when they have a clinic appointment or hospital stay.

Completing these surveys is also voluntary. Your answers to these surveys are reported to the state with patient-identifying information and are not available to our registration and care teams.

To learn more about how your responses will be used, read the flyers from Oregon Health Authority and the Washington state Department of Health

If you have questions about information on this page, please contact Patient Relations.