Meeting
Abstract Number: 126
Hospital Medicine 2018; April 8-11; Orlando, Fla.
Background: There is an estimated 160,000 individuals that have been diagnosed with Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) in New Jersey. HCV is a well-known and widespread challenge to personal, societal, and governmental resources and ultimately, human life. Current guidelines from the USPSTF recommend offering a 1-time screening for HCV infection to adults born between 1945 and […]
Abstract Number: 236
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Background: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates over 1.2 million Americans are living with HIV (human immunodeficiency virus). Of those, approximately 14% are unaware of their HIV-positive status. In 2014, most hospitals adopted some form of Electronic Health Records (EHR) and one year later, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services extended […]