Monitoring the hepatitis C care cascade using administrative claims data.

CONCLUSIONS: With validated case-finding algorithms, insurance claims data can be used to describe and monitor portions of the HCV care cascade. Although nearly all enrollees with HCV were engaged in HCV care, only half received treatment, indicating that even commercially insured enrollees may find it challenging to access treatment. PMID: 29851440 [PubMed - in process]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29851440?dopt=Abstract

Source: The American Journal of Managed Care - May 1, 2018 Category: Health Management Authors: Isenhour C, Hariri S, Vellozzi C Tags: Am J Manag Care Source Type: research