Care Navigation Increases Initiation of Hepatitis C Treatment After Release From Prison in a Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial: The C-LINK Study.

Timothy PapalucaAnne CraigieLucy McDonaldAmy EdwardsRebecca WinterAnnabelle HoangAlex PappasAoife WaldronKelsey McCoyMark StooveJoseph DoyleMargaret HellardJacinta HolmesMichael B MacIsaacPaul DesmondDavid IserAlexander J Thompson

Published in: Open forum infectious diseases (2022)

Care navigation increased hepatitis C treatment uptake among untreated individuals released from prison. Public policy should support similar models of care to promote treatment in this high-risk population. Such an approach will help achieve hepatitis C elimination as a public health threat.

Keyphrases

public health
healthcare
palliative care
quality improvement
mental health
randomized controlled trial
emergency department
pain management
chronic pain
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