Box 17.3Use of electronic medical records (EMRs) to flag higher-risk primary care patients for testing

National Nurse Care Consortium, Philadelphia, United States. Five Philadelphia primary health centres have integrated HCV testing and linkage to care within community primary-care services. The EMRs were used to identify testing eligibility and expedite laboratory requisitions. A total of 9225 HCV tests were performed between October 2012 and January 2016. Of these, 1114 (12.1%) were HCV antibody positive and 1057 (95%) also had HCV RNA testing, of whom 765 (72%) were positive. Of these 765, 512 (67%) had a follow-up HCV medical evaluation and 110 (22%) received treatment. (www.nncc.us)

Source: Hepatitis Testing Innovation Contest, 2016

From: 17, SERVICE DELIVERY APPROACHES FOR VIRAL HEPATITIS TESTING – examples from the field

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