Findings From a Formative Evaluation of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Care and Treatment Co-Located in Non-Traditional Service Settings for People Who Use Drugs in New York State
Understanding that the complexity and segmentation of the healthcare system can pose unique challenges to providing medical care in non-traditional settings in the United States, a formative evaluation was conducted to assess the feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness, and whether enrolled clients completed the care cascade measured by four performance indicators: linkage to care, treatment initiation, treatment completion, and achievement of SVR-12.