Characteristics of a hepatitis C patient cohort at a specialized tertiary care facility: Identifying criteria to improve the allocation of public health resources.

Maria Laura Mariano de MatosRosário Quiroga FerrufinoAna Catharina de Seixas Santos NastriFatuma Catherine Atieno OdongoAléia Faustina CamposAndré Machado LuizGaspar Lisboa-NetoSteven S WitkinMaria Cássia Mendes-Correa

Published in: Clinics (Sao Paulo, Brazil) (2019)

The majority of patients did not meet the criteria for admittance to this specialized tertiary service, reinforcing the need to reevaluate public health policies. Enhanced utilization of existing basic and intermediate complexity units for the management of less complex hepatitis C cases could improve care and lower costs.

Keyphrases

public health
palliative care
tertiary care
healthcare
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
mental health
global health
prognostic factors
quality improvement
patient reported outcomes
chronic pain
pain management
patient reported
affordable care act