EQUALITY Study (IMAGE) Brigham and Women's Hospital Caption Did You Know? 78 percent of providers expect that patients would refuse to provide sexual orientation information if asked in the emergency setting, but only 10 percent of patients report that they would refuse. Credit Center for Surgery and Public Health, Brigham and Women's Hospital Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.