Doing Justice: Ethical Considerations Identifying and Researching Transgender and Gender Diverse People in Insurance Claims Data (Q27555)
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Data on the health of transgender and gender diverse (TGD) people are scarce. (English)
© 2024. The Author(s). (English)
2024
Researchers are increasingly turning to insurance claims data to investigate disease burden among TGD people. (English)
© 2024. The Author(s). (English)
2024
Since claims do not include gender self-identification or modality (i.e., TGD or not), researchers have developed algorithms to attempt to identify TGD individuals using diagnosis, procedure, and prescription codes, sometimes also inferring sex assigned at birth and gender. (English)
© 2024. The Author(s). (English)
2024
Claims-based algorithms introduce epistemological and ethical complexities that have yet to be addressed in data informatics, epidemiology, or health services research. (English)
© 2024. The Author(s). (English)
2024
We discuss the implications of claims-based algorithms to identify and categorize TGD populations, including perpetuating cisnormative biases and dismissing TGD individuals' self-identification. (English)
© 2024. The Author(s). (English)
2024
Using the framework of epistemic injustice, we outline ethical considerations when undertaking claims-based TGD health research and provide suggestions to minimize harms and maximize benefits to TGD individuals and communities. (English)
© 2024. The Author(s). (English)
2024
Ash B (English)
Alpert (English)
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Gray (English)
Babbs (English)
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Rebecca (English)
Sanaeikia (English)
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Jacqueline (English)
Ellison (English)
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Jonathan (English)
Herington (English)
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Robin (English)
Dembroff (English)
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14 October 2024
12 October 2024
The authors have no competing interests directly or indirectly related to the work submitted for publication except as directly stated in the manuscript itself. (English)