Table 1.
Numbers of primary care patients one-year prior and one-year post initiation of a hepatitis C virus alert for baby boomers born 1945–1965.
| Table 1. | Eligible for Screening | Completed Ab Test (% of Eligible)a | Ab+(RNA Tested) | RNA Positive (Linked to Care) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HCV Alert | Pre-Alert | Post-Alert | Pre-Alert | Post-Alert | Pre-Alert | Post-Alert | Pre-Alert | Post-Alert |
| Total | 59 632 | 60 422 | 1 934 (3.2) | 13 726 (22.7) | 172(122) | 442(430) | 66(59) | 81(74) |
| Race | ||||||||
| African American | 25% | 25% | 36% | 31% | 52% (48%) | 54%(55%) | 59%(61%) | 60%(58%) |
| 14 908 | 15 106 | 696 (4.7) | 4 255 (28.2) | 89(58) | 240(2 3 5) | 39(36) | 49(43) | |
| White | 61% | 61% | 56% | 62% | 38%(45%) | 40%(40%) | 30%(31%) | 33%(35%) |
| 36 376 | 36 857 | 1 083 (2.9) | 8 510 (23.1) | 66(55) | 175(1 7 1) | 20(18) | 27(26) | |
| Asian | 1% | 1% | 2% | 1% | 2%(2%) | 2%(2%) | 2%(2%) | 1%(0%) |
| 596 | 604 | 39 (6.5) | 137 (22.3) | 4(2) | 8(7) | 1(1) | 1(0) | |
| Other/Unknown | 13% | 13% | 6% | 6% | 8%(6%) | 4%(4%) | 9%(6%) | 6%(7%) |
| 7 752 | 7 855 | 116 (1.5) | 824 (10.5) | 13(7) | 19(17) | 6(4) | 4(5) | |
| Gender | ||||||||
| Male | 40% | 40% | 45% | 42%b | 59%(61%) | 52%(52%) | 67%(66%) | 57%(57%) |
| 23 853 | 24 169 | 870 (3.6) | 5 765 (23.9) | 102(74) | 230(2 2 4) | 44(39) | 46(42) | |
| Female | 60% | 60% | 55% | 58%b | 40%(39%) | 48%(48%) | 34%(34%) | 43%(43%) |
| 35 779 | 36 253 | 1 064 (3.0) | 7 961 (22.0) | 70(48) | 212(2 0 6) | 22(20) | 35(32) | |
| Age | 59.0 | 60.0 | 58.2 | 60.4 | 58.0(57.8) | 60.8(60.6) | 56.9(57.9) | 60.3(60.8) |
| Payor | ||||||||
| Medicaid | 3% | 3% | 5% | 3% | 24%(22%) | 10%(10%) | 21%(21%) | 11%(10%) |
| 1 789 | 1 813 | 97 (5.4) | 412 (22.7) | 41(27) | 44(42) | 14(12) | 9(7) | |
| Medicare | 24% | 25% | 21% | 23% | 18%(20%) | 14%(14%) | 18%(21%) | 19%(17%) |
| 14 312 | 15 106 | 406 (2.8) | 3 157 (20.9) | 31(24) | 61(60) | 12(12) | 15(13) | |
| Commercial | 65% | 66% | 63% | 69% | 31%(34%) | 57%(58%) | 32%(33%) | 54%(55%) |
| 38 761 | 39 879 | 1 218 (3.1) | 9 471 (23.7) | 54(42) | 253(251) | 21(19) | 44(41) | |
| Self-Pay/Other | 8% | 6% | 11% | 5% | 27%(24%) | 19%(18%) | 29%(25%) | 16%(18%) |
| 4 770 | 3 624 | 213 (4.4) | 686 (18.9) | 46(29) | 84(77) | 19(16) | 13(13) | |
Change from pre-alert (aAll variables except for Gender = p < 0.001; b = p < 0.1); Baseline May 2015 - April 2016; Y1 May 2016 - April 2017, Atrium Health.