Hepatitis C screening and evaluation: clinical decision tool.
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© 2013 by the AGA Institute 0016-5085/$36.00 http://dx.doi.org/10.1053/j.gastro.2013.09.008 PHepatitis C Screening and Evaluation marks a milestone for the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA). This CDT is the first in a series of care pathways created for the “Clinical Service Lines” (CSL) component of AGA’s “Roadmap to the Future of GI” initiative. The Roadmap to the Future of GI is designed to provide gastroenterologists with a single source for clinical tools needed to practice within the emerging value-based reimbursement environment. These tools have been created using a process steeped in the scientific rigor characteristic of AGA publications, combined with immediate access and the applicability needed for clinical practice. The Roadmap to the Future of GI was originally presented to the AGA Governing Board during its strategy retreat in July 2011. It was first described in a July 2012 article in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology and subsequent sections of the AGA website (www.gastro.org). The AGA initially committed to fully develop 3 CSL including (a) Hepatitis C Screening and Evaluation; (b) Colorectal Cancer Prevention; and (c) Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Beginning components of these 3 CSL can be referenced within the Practice Section of the AGA website. The following components populate each CSL:
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Gastroenterology
دوره 145 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2013