Health Disparities in Hepatitis C Screening and Linkage to Care at an Integrated Health System in Southeast Michigan.

ABSTRACT: With recommended screening for hepatitis C among the 1945-1965 birth cohort and advent of novel highly effective therapies, little is known about health disparities in the Hepatitis C care cascade. Our objective was to evaluate hepatitis C screening rates and linkage to care, among patients who test positive, at our large integrated health system. We used electronic medical records to retrospectively identify patients, in the birth cohort, who were seen in 21 Internal Medicine clinics from July 2014 to June 2015. Patients previously screened for hepatitis C and those with established disease were excluded. We studied patients' sociodemographic and medical conditions along with provider-specific factors associated with likelihood of screening. Patients who tested positive for HCV antibody w

SUBMITTER: Bourgi K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4985134 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature