Telemedicine for Low‐Barrier Hepatitis C Care in Rural Patients With Substance Use Disorders: Lessons From Taiwan

Key Points

• To evaluate the effectiveness of telemedicine in providing hepatitis C care for rural patients with substance use disorders.
• Telemedicine utilized to deliver hepatitis C care
• Focus on rural patients with substance use disorders
• Assessment of barriers to traditional healthcare access
• Telemedicine successfully increased access to hepatitis C treatment
• Improved patient engagement and adherence in rural areas
• Enabled low-barrier access to care for substance use disorder patients