Prison Health Care, Corrections Officials Panel
Prison Health Care, Corrections Officials Panel
Corrections officials talked about the challenges in providing health care services to the growing population of inmates. Topics… read more
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- Howard, Edward F. Executive Vice President Alliance for Health Reform
- Lewis, Sharon M.D. Statewide Medical Director Georgia (State)->Department of Correction
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“Consequently, the jails are chaotic settings where large quantities of information are gathered and care is delivered, and where taking a comprehensive and holistic approach to care is difficult. Without an EHR, it is extremely difficult to pull together sufficient details to detect vulnerability among patients who are subject to abuse or neglect, or to identify those with special needs and to act in a manner to quickly protect them,” the report says.