Cost-effectiveness analysis of emergency department-based hepatitis C screening and linkage-to-care program.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In the United States (US), hepatitis C virus (HCV) screening is not covered by payers in settings outside of primary care. A non-traditional, emergency department (ED)-based HCV screening program can be cost-effective and identify infection in vulnerable populations with a high HCV risk. This study examined the long-term cost-effectiveness of routine HCV screening and linkage-to-care for high-risk patients in the ED from the payer's perspective.

Methods

The University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System (UIH) implemented Project HEAL (HIV & HCV Screening, Education, Awareness, Linkage-to-Care). Under this initiative, patients who presented to the ED received opt-out HCV screening if they were at high risk for HCV infection (birth cohort between 1945 an

SUBMITTER: Choi SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11523774 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature