Emilie Leth Rasmussen, Peter Musaeus
Subject matter changes in the dental curriculum: A scoping review of the last two decades
Journal of dental education
hepatitis c virus hcv elimination requires treatment access expansion especially underserved populations telehealth potential improve hcv treatment access although data limited incorporation standard clinical practice conducted crosssectional email survey 598 us hcv treatment providers valid email addresses 1 located urban areas written 20 prescriptions hcv treatment us medicare beneficiaries 201920 2 located nonurban areas wrote hcv prescriptions 201920 email notified providers selfadministered electronic 28item survey clinical strategies attitudes telemedicine hcv received 86 responses 14 response rate 75 used telemedicine hcv 2022 75 24 gastroenterologistshepatologists 23 general medicine 17 infectious diseases 32 nonphysicians 82 referred patients commercial laboratories 85 medications delivered directly patients overwhelmingly respondents 92 felt telehealth increases healthcare access 76 reported promotes neutral treatment completion factors believed extremely important telehealth use included patient access technology 86 patients internet access 74 laboratory access 76 reimbursement video visits 74 audioonly visits 66 nonphysician licensing liability statutes rated extremely important 43 44 respectively providers felt telehealth increases hcv treatment access major limitations technological requirements reimbursement access ancillary services findings support importance digital equity literacy achieve hcv elimination goals