Late diagnosis of hepatitis C virus infection, 2014-2016: continuing missed intervention opportunities.

CONCLUSIONS: More than one-fifth of patients with newly diagnosed HCV infection during 2014-2016-and more than a quarter of those born between 1945 and 1965-had late diagnosis despite many years of in-system care, an increase of 5 percentage points since 2006-2011, after the interim initiation of age-based screening recommendations. Our data highlight missed opportunities for diagnosis and therapeutic intervention before the onset of severe liver disease, which is associated with high cost and diminished outcomes.
PMID: 31419094 [PubMed - in process]

Source: The American Journal of Managed Care - July 31, 2019 Category: Health Management Authors: Moorman AC, Xing J, Rupp LB, Gordon SC, Lu M, Spradling PR, Boscarino JA, Schmidt MA, Daida YG, Teshale EH, CHeCS Investigators Tags: Am J Manag Care Source Type: research