Sofia Bartlett - Bridging the digital divide for people affected by hepatitis C virus: The Test Link Call Project

As a result of poverty and unstable housing, many people living with hepatitis C virus (HCV) face significant barriers to owning & maintaining a personal cell phone. This 'digital divide' creates barriers to accessing care, which have become even larger since COVID-19, as most services shifted to telehealth and virtual care. To address this, we launched a Quality Improvement project providing people diagnosed with HCV who are released from prison, using drugs, or who are unstably housed with a cell phone and free 6 month plan, plus Peer Health Mentoring. We tracked outcomes along the HCV care cascade among participants who were provided a phone, which we will share in this presentation.

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10/27/2022 6:20:00 PM