HCV screening, linkage to care, and treatment patterns at different sites across one academic medical center.

ABSTRACT:

Background

It is unclear whether sites that screen large numbers of patients for Hepatitis C Virus but achieve limited follow-up are more or less effective at having patients succeed through linkage and treatment than lower volume sites that have higher linkage percentages. The objective was to compare the rates of HCV identification, linkage to care, and treatment success between different study sites including the Emergency Department, 3 outpatient clinics with unique patients, and the inpatient setting at one medical center.

Methods

This is a descriptive analysis of 2 years of data from a protocol that integrated HCV screening and treatment into clinical services throughout multiple departments in one medical center. The program used a best practice advisory to prompt tes

SUBMITTER: Calner P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6619669 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature