The program, called Project ECHO, features weekly videoconferencing sessions that allow primary care physicians in rural Arizona and Utah to consult with specialists and present patient cases.
To build on this information exchange, the ONC and the AMA are developing clinical quality measures for hepatitis C testing and will bring them into patient care through the development of clinical decision support tools.
Participating providers will also connect to public health databases and other clinical data systems to monitor the success of the program and expand interventions to larger swaths of the population.
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