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Telemedicine Program Successfully Treats Hep C in Inmates
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Hep Editors:
Researchers found that a telemedicine program was highly successful as a means of treating hepatitis C virus (HCV) in a large number of incarcerated individuals, who achieved a high cure rate, Healio reports.
As described in a virtual presentation for the Digestive Disease Week meeting, researchers developed a telehealth HCV referral, assessment and treatment protocol for providing direct-acting antiviral (DAA) therapy to inmates held at facilities run by the Virginia Department of Corrections.