ANALYSIS OF JAIL PRE-PROFILE DATA - AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION'S PROGRAM TO IMPROVE MEDICAL CARE AND HEALTH SERVICES IN JAILS

• NCJ Number: 42615
• Author(s): B J ANNO
• Date Published: 1977
• Length: 90 pages
• Sponsoring Agency: US Dept of Justice
• Corporate Author: American Medical Assoc
• Publication Format: Document
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THIS IS A STUDY OF EXISTING HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS IN SELECTED PILOT JAILS IN SIX STATES, CONDUCTED FOR THE PURPOSE OF IDENTIFYING ANY DEFICIENCES SO THAT MODEL HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS COULD BE DESIGNED TO CORRECT THEM.

Abstract

THIS STUDY FOCUSES ON THE COLLECTIVE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PILOT JAILS AND THE HEALTH SERVICES PROVIDED TO THEIR INMATES. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE JAILS AND THE INMATE POPULATIONS ARE DETAILED, AND THE AVAILABILITY OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES, INCLUDING FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT, IS DISCUSSED. HEALTH PROBLEMS OF THE INMATE POPULATIONS, EXISTING MEDICAL RECORDS SYSTEMS, FREQUENCY OF HEALTH SERVICES DELIVERED, COST DATA, HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL SERVING THE PILOT JAILS, AND COMMUNITY HEALTH CARE RESOURCES ARE ALSO EXAMINED. IT IS POINTED OUT THAT EACH OF THE STATES INVOLVED IN THE STUDY HAS ALREADY USED ITS OWN JAIL PRE-PROFILE DATA IN DEVELOPING ACTION PLANS TO CORRECT DEFICIENCIES IN THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEMS IN ITS PILOT SITES.