Cascade of Care for Alaska Native People With Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection: Statewide Program With High Linkage to Care.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Mcmahon, Brian J; Townshend-Bulson, Lisa; Homan, Chriss; Gounder, Prabhu; Barbour, Youssef; Hewitt, Annette; Bruden, Dana; Espera, Hannah; Plotnik, Julia; Gove, James; Stevenson, Timothy J; Luna, Sarah V; Simons, Brenna C
- Source
- Clinical Infectious Diseases. 5/1/2020, Vol. 70 Issue 9, p2005-2007. 3p.
- Subject
- *CONTINUUM of care
*REPORTING of diseases
*HEALTH services accessibility
*NATIVE Americans
*MEDICAL screening
*STATE governments
*GOVERNMENT programs
*CHRONIC hepatitis C
- Language
- ISSN
- 1058-4838
Most persons with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in the United States are undiagnosed or linked to care. We describe a program for the management of Alaska Native patients infection utilizing a computerized registry and statewide liver clinics resulting in higher linkage to care (86%) than national estimates (~25%). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]