Differences in inpatient and outpatient hepatitis C virus prevalence and linkage to care rates in a safety net hospital hepatitis C screening program.

Background And Aim: Routine screening for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is crucial in identifying the 50% of infected persons unaware of their infection. We added an inpatient screening initiative to our successful outpatient HCV screening program in an urban, safety-net hospital.

Methods: From March 2017 to December 2019, HCV screening was performed in inpatient and outpatient settings at Grady Health System.