Community Access, Retention in Care, and Engagement for Hepatitis C Treatment

The Psychosocial Readiness Evaluation and Preparation for Hepatitis C Treatment (PREP-C) is an interactive online tool that enables providers to provide a thorough assessment of a patient's psychosocial readiness to begin Hepatitis C treatment, and make a treatment plan to improve treatment readiness.

The heart of the ECHO (Extension for Community Health Outcomes) model is its hub-and-spoke knowledge-sharing networks, led by expert teams who use multi-point videoconferencing to conduct virtual clinics with community providers. The key modification is one patient visit in the specialty center resulting in co-management of patients with data sharing.

The patient questionnaire includes questions about patient experiences with telemedicine visits with providers