Facilitated Telemedicine as a Patient-Centered, Sociotechnical Intervention to Integrate Hepatitis C Treatment Into Opioid Treatment Programs and Overcome the Digital Divide Among Underserved Populations: Qualitative Study
Facilitated telemedicine incorporates both a technical and a social component. The technical component largely addresses geographical challenges, while the social component addresses temporal (ie, care coordination) issues, promotes trust, and largely assuages patients' concerns related to HCV treatment. The patient-centered, sociotechnical intervention can address the digital divide, thereby increasing health care access.
Authors
- Marianthi Markatou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1453-8229)
- Arpan Dharia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9015-5337)
- Andrew H. Talal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5565-7515)
- Lawrence S. Brown (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5694-9774)
- Elisabeth J. Houtsmuller
- Raktim Mukhopadhyay (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-8972-6682)
- Kenneth E. Bossert
- Zakiya Grubbs
- Boatemaa Ntiri-Reid
Institutions
- RTI International (US)
- Cornell University (US)
- Treatment Action Group (US)
- Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (US)
- National Alliance of State and Territorial AIDS Directors (US)
- Start Treatment & Recovery Centers (US)
- University at Buffalo, State University of New York (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JMIR Public Health and Surveillance
- Published
- 2025-05-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2196/68854
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.88