Hepatitis C Care Pathway Associated With Increased Screening, Confirmation, and Diagnosis Communication to Patients.

ABSTRACT

National policy initiatives1-3 and the advent of highly efficacious direct-acting antivirals4 set the stage to increase the identification and care of patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV). We implemented a multifaceted HCV care pathway, inclusive of automated screening alerts for all patients born between 1945 and 1965 as they are registered for appointments, reflex laboratory orders for positive HCV antibody results, and a care coordinator to facilitate diagnosis communication and engagement in follow-up care.5 We report the impact of that pathway on HCV screening, confirmation, diagnosis communication, and co-infection screening.