Table 5.
Strategies significantly associated with HIT membership*
| Strategy | Non-HIT member endorsement (%) | HIT member endorsement (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Year 1 | N = 12 | N = 68 |
| • Conduct educational meetings | 17% | 57% |
| • Provide ongoing HCV training | 17% | 54% |
| • Conduct local consensus discussions | 17% | 53% |
| • Use a centralized system to deliver facilitation | 0% | 32% |
| • Share the knowledge gained from quality improvement efforts with other sites outside your medical center | 8% | 43% |
| • Tailor strategies to deliver HCV care | 33% | 68% |
| • Develop resource sharing agreements | 0% | 31% |
| • Build a local coalition/team to address challenges | 25% | 57% |
| • Respond to proposals to deliver HCV care | 17% | 49% |
| • Provide clinical supervision | 17% | 49% |
| Year 2 | N = 10 | N = 95 |
| • Inform local opinion leaders about advances in HCV care | 82% | 100% |
| • Identify and prepare champions | 84% | 96% |
*Only strategies that were significantly associated with HIT membership are shown in this table; bolded strategies are those associated with treatment starts in that year