A Pilot Program Integrating Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) Screening into an Outpatient Endoscopy Unit Improves HBV Screening Among an Ethnically Diverse Safety-Net Hospital.

Brendan CampbellAristeo LopezBenny LiuTaft BhuketRobert J Wong

Published in: Digestive diseases and sciences (2017)

Our pilot program integrating HBV screening into outpatient endoscopy successfully tested an additional 415 patients, improving overall HBV screening from 24.5 to 75.6%. Integrating HBV testing into non-traditional settings has potential to bridge the gap in HBV screening among safety-net systems.

Keyphrases

hepatitis b virus
liver failure
healthcare
quality improvement
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
climate change
small bowel
adverse drug
human health