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Author Topic: Most Clinicians Conducting Hepatitis C Tests Are Poor at Linking to Care  (Read 4714 times)

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Clinicians need to do a better job of linking patients who test positive for hepatitis C virus (HCV) to medical care for the virus. Although primary care physicians (PCPs) and ob-gyns are the specialties most commonly ordering HCV tests, they fall short in linking patients with the virus to care compared with gastroenterologists and clinicians working in hospital settings.

Researchers analyzed medical claims data from Optum Clinformatics Data Mart, which provided information about the type of clinician ordering HCV tests, whether an individual tested positive for the virus and whether that person was linked to medical care for hep C.

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https://www.hepmag.com/article/clinicians-conducting-hepatitis-c-tests-poor-linking-care

 


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