Hepatitis C Virus Screening: Factors Associated With Test Completion in a Large Academic Health Care System.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

In 2012, onetime hepatitis C virus (HCV) screening was recommended for all baby boomers (people born during 1945-1965) in the United States, but only 4.0%-12.9% of baby boomers have ever had a screening ordered by a health care provider. This study examined the HCV screening prevalence among adult patients in a large academic health care system and assessed factors associated with the completion of screening when ordered for baby boomers.

Methods

We defined HCV screening completion as the completion of an HCV antibody test when it was ordered. We used electronic health records to examine HCV screening completion rates among adults (N = 106 630) from August 1, 2015, through July 31, 2020, by birth cohort. Among baby boomers whose health care provider ordered HCV sc

SUBMITTER: Kasting ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9574314 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature