2024
DOI: 10.1097/cld.0000000000000118
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Screening for hepatitis C as part of an opioid stewardship quality improvement initiative: Identifying infected patients and analyzing linkage to care

Rebekah B. DeCamillis,
Aliza L. Hekman,
David H. Priest

Abstract: Screening patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) for HCV can potentially decrease morbidity and mortality if HCV-infected individuals are linked to care. We describe a quality improvement initiative focused on patients with OUD, incorporating an electronic health record decision-support tool for HCV screening across multiple health care venues, and examining the linkage to HCV care. Of 5829 patients with OUD, 4631 were tested for HCV (79.4%), (compared to a baseline of 8%) and 1614 (27.7%) tested positive. Tw… Show more

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