About the Authors

Alexander G. Geboy

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Project administration, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Alexander.G.Geboy@medstar.net

Affiliation MedStar Health Research Institute, Hyattsville, MD, United States of America

Whitney L. Nichols

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation MedStar Health Research Institute, Hyattsville, MD, United States of America

Stephen J. Fernandez

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation MedStar Health Research Institute, Hyattsville, MD, United States of America

Sameer Desale

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation MedStar Health Research Institute, Hyattsville, MD, United States of America

Peter Basch

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations MedStar Health Research Institute, Hyattsville, MD, United States of America, MedStar Institute for Innovation, Washington, DC, United States of America, MedStar Quality and Safety Institute, Washington, DC, United States of America

Dawn A. Fishbein

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations MedStar Health Research Institute, Hyattsville, MD, United States of America, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, United States of America

Competing Interests

Alexander Geboy previously served as a speaker for Gilead Science, Inc. Medical Affairs Advisory Program on Hepatitis C Virus. Dawn A. Fishbein, MD, MS previously served as a speaker for Gilead Science, Inc. Medical Affairs Advisory Program on Hepatitis C Virus, and has received research funding from Gilead Science, Inc. This does not alter our adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.