Family medicine–directed hepatitis C care and barriers to treatment: a mixed-methods study

Z von Aesch, A Craig-Neil, H Shah… - … Open Access Journal, 2021 - cmajopen.ca
Background: Antivirals for the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection are effective, but
many patients remain untreated and treatment is not yet routine in primary care. We …

Increasing treatment rates for hepatitis C in primary care

A Stewart, A Craig-Neil, K Hodwitz… - The Journal of the …, 2023 - Am Board Family Med
Background: Despite antiviral agents that can cure the disease, many individuals with
Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) remain untreated. Primary care clinicians can play an important role …

[PDF][PDF] High efficacy of HCV treatment by primary care providers: the ASCEND study

SM Kattakuzhy - Age, 2016 - croiconference.org
• Limited access to specialists and lack of provider expertise in hepatitis C (HCV) treatment
remain significant barriers in the hepatitis C care cascade• Given the advent of directly …

A population approach to disease management: hepatitis C direct-acting antiviral use in a large health care system

PS Belperio, LI Backus, D Ross, MM Neuhauser… - Journal of Managed …, 2014 - jmcp.org
BACKGROUND: The introduction of the first direct-acting antiviral agents (DAAs) for the
treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV), telaprevir and boceprevir, marked a unique event in …

Barriers to treatment among New York City residents with chronic hepatitis C virus infection, 2014

A King, K Bornschlegel, N Johnson… - Public Health …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Objective. New, highly effective hepatitis C virus (HCV) medications recently changed the
landscape of HCV treatment. Access to treatment, however, is limited. The New York City …

Barriers to the treatment of hepatitis C: patient, provider, and system factors

JA Morrill, M Shrestha, RW Grant - Journal of general internal medicine, 2005 - Springer
Abstract BACKGROUND: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is both prevalent and
undertreated. OBJECTIVE: To identify barriers to HCV treatment in primary care practice …

Knowledge, attitudes and behaviours associated with the provision of hepatitis C care by Canadian family physicians

J Cox, L Graves, E Marks, C Tremblay… - Journal of viral …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The role of primary care physicians in providing care for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is
increasingly emphasized, but many gaps and challenges remain. This study explores family …

Primary care providers in federally qualified health centers can treat hepatitis C effectively without ongoing consultative support from specialists

RA Moore, MW Fried, B Wright - Medical care, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Background: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection remains underdiagnosed and undertreated,
but treatment advances may allow primary care providers to address gaps in care by …

[HTML][HTML] Hepatitis C treatment knowledge and practice among family medicine physicians in Wisconsin during the current hepatitis C epidemic

R Koepke, WZ Akhtar, VM Kung, DW Seal… - … : official publication of …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Curative treatment for hepatitis C virus (HCV) exists, making elimination of HCV
possible. However, most people with HCV have not received treatment. One barrier is …

Linkage to specialty care in the hepatitis C care cascade

DP Blanding, WP Moran, J Bian… - Journal of …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Quality gaps exist in the hepatitis C virus (HCV) care process from diagnosis to cure. To
better understand current gaps and to identify targets for quality improvement, we …