Eliminate Hepatitis C
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| Coordinator | HEALTH SOLUTIONS SVENSKA AB - Health Solutions AB |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 1 189 350 |
| Project duration | November 2018 - December 2019 |
| Status | Completed |
Important results from the project
WHO´s goal is to eliminate hepatitis C by 2030. Since a few years there are new effective drug treatments that, without major side effects, can cure more than 95% of those affected. But healthcare needs to try new ways to find and treat the individuals that are not reached today. Through "No one should have Hepatitis C", care will be provided in other arenas and in a way that meets patients needs. Through a pilot, we show that our technical solution and care model for the detection, diagnosis and treatment of hepatitis C contributes to the goal of eliminating hepatitis C in 2030.
Expected long term effects
Evaluation indicates that: - prescreening and digital direct remittance effectively identifies infected. 6.5% tested through the service have ongoing HCV infection and 4.3% antibodies. - time from suspicion to diagnosis is shorter - time from diagnosis to treatment is shorter - cost per patient is lower, (testing without doctors appointment in primary care) User interviews show perceived barriers to test oneself decreased. The service thus has potential to reach infected and reinfected that healthcare do not reach today and thus contribute to the elimination of hepatitis C in 2030.
Approach and implementation
A digital service for risk screening, test, diagnosis and treatment of hepatitis C has been co-created with patients and healthcare professionals. Through digital referral to test in the website hepatitctest.nu and integration between lab and InfCare Hepatit (decision support and quality register for hepatitis C), infected patients get an appointment in a digital specialist clinic. "No one should have hepatitis C" is evaluated in a pilot in Stockholm. Care and treatment in the digital hepatitis C clinic is provided by the infection clinic at Karolinska University Hospital.