PHILADELPHIA— Without requiring even one extra mouse click, a randomized clinical trial at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania doubled the rate of hepatitis C screenings ...

Adding hepatitis C virus (HCV) screening as a default order within the electronic health record (EHR) led to more eligible patients receiving screening during hospitalization compared with a ...

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While the United States Preventive Services Task Force recommended hepatitis C testing for baby boomers in 2013, rates of screening among this population still remained low two years later, according ...

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Nontargeted screening in emergency departments (EDs) identified significantly more new hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections than targeted screening, according to a randomized trial. Treatment completion ...

Screening for hepatitis C has been routine for pregnant women since 2020. But testing positive for the chronic liver infection often comes as a surprise, because the virus doesn’t usually cause ...