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Beeler Asay GR, Woodruff R, Sanderson DM, Fisher CF, Marks SM, Green VD, Tibbs AM, Hill AN, Haptu HH, McManus D, Paradise RK, Auguste-Nelson C, Cochran JJ. Cost-effectiveness of expanded latent TB infection testing and treatment: Lynn City, Massachusetts, USA. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 2024; 28:21-28. [PMID: 38178297 DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.22.0654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND: Between October 2016 and March 2019, Lynn Community Health Center in Massachusetts implemented a targeted latent TB infection testing and treatment (TTT) program, increasing testing from a baseline of 1,200 patients tested to an average of 3,531 patients tested, or 9% of the population per year.METHODS: We compared pre-implementation TTT, represented by the first two quarters of implementation data, to TTT, represented by 12 quarters of data. Time, diagnostic, and laboratory resources were estimated using micro-costing. Other cost and testing data were obtained from the electronic health record, pharmaceutical claims, and published reimbursement rates. A Markov cohort model estimated future health outcomes and cost-effectiveness from a societal perspective in 2020 US dollars. Monte Carlo simulation generated 95% uncertainty intervals.RESULTS: The TTT program exhibited extended dominance over baseline pre-intervention testing and had an incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) of US$52,603 (US$22,008â-"US$95,360). When compared to baseline pre-TTT testing, the TTT program averted an estimated additional 7.12 TB cases, 3.49 hospitalizations, and 0.16 deaths per lifetime cohort each year.CONCLUSIONS: TTT was more cost-effective than baseline pre-implementation testing. Lynn Community Health Centerâ-™s experience can help inform other clinics considering expanding latent TB infection testing.
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Affiliation(s)
- G R Beeler Asay
- Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Bureau of Infectious Disease and Laboratory Sciences, Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- Institute for Community Health, Malden, MA, USA
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- Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Bureau of Infectious Disease and Laboratory Sciences, Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Lynn Community Health Center, Lynn, MA, USA
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- Lynn Community Health Center, Lynn, MA, USA
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- Bureau of Infectious Disease and Laboratory Sciences, Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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Cochran J, Tibbs A, Haptu HH, Paradise RK, Bernardo J, Tierney DB. Scaling Up Latent Tuberculosis Infection Testing and Treatment for Non-US Born Patients in a Federally Qualified Community Health Center. J Immigr Minor Health 2023; 25:1482-1487. [PMID: 37429968 PMCID: PMC10632217 DOI: 10.1007/s10903-023-01514-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 06/14/2023] [Indexed: 07/12/2023]
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In the United States (US), tuberculosis elimination strategies include scaling up latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) diagnosis and treatment for persons at risk of progression to tuberculosis disease. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health partnered with Lynn Community Health Center to provide care to patients with LTBI who were born outside the US. The electronic health record was modified to facilitate collection of data elements for public health assessment of the LTBI care cascade. Among health center patients born outside the US, testing for tuberculosis infection increased by over 190%. From October 1, 2016 to March 21, 2019, 8827 patients were screened and 1368 (15.5%) were diagnosed with LTBI. Using the electronic health record, we documented treatment completion for 645/1368 (47.1%) patients. The greatest drop-offs occurred between testing for TB infection and clinical evaluation after a positive test (24.3%) and between the recommendation for LTBI treatment and completion of a treatment course (22.8%). Tuberculosis care delivery was embedded in the primary care medical home, bringing patient-centered care to those at high risk for loss to follow up. The partnership between public health and the community health center promoted quality improvement.
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Affiliation(s)
- J Cochran
- Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.
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- Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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- Lynn Community Health Center, Lynn, MA, USA
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- Institute for Community Health, Malden, MA, USA
- Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
- Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
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- Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
- Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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