Telemedicine successfully engages marginalized rural hepatitis C patients in curative care.

Candis LepageGary GarberRaymond CorrinChrissi GalanakisLynne LeonardCurtis L Cooper

Published in: Journal of the Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Canada = Journal officiel de l'Association pour la microbiologie medicale et l'infectiologie Canada (2020)

TM can successfully engage, retain, and cure rurally based HCV patients facing barriers to care. Strategies to improve TM retention of patients initiating HCV antiviral treatment are key to optimizing the impact of this model of care.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
healthcare
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
palliative care
hepatitis c virus
peritoneal dialysis
quality improvement
patient reported outcomes
patient reported
combination therapy