A New Paradigm for Care: The Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO)

摘要

Experts agree that the present subspecialty model for the management of hepatitis C cannot be maintained.1 The sheer numbers of persons with hepatitis C, its increasing incidence, the large population with as-of-yet undiagnosed infection, and a limit to the number of gastroenterologists to see these patients equal a serious bottleneck. Presently, patients in underserved areas lack access to lifesaving care for this progressive disease. How about a remarkable solution to this problem that has been proven to work?