Highlights
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- View presentations from the 2nd Annual Academic and Health Policy Conference on Correctional Health held March 27 and 28, 2008.
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Correctional Health
As a component of Commonwealth Medicine under UMass Medical School, the Health and Criminal Justice Programs serve as a technical, research and consultative resource for criminal justice agencies in the planning and delivery of health services to their populations. The Health and Criminal Justice Programs promote education, inter-agency collaboration, and clinical research with services ranging from specialized administrative plans for coordinating and assessing healthcare delivery, to the direct provision of clinical care services.
Within the Health and Criminal Justice Programs,
UMass Correctional Health (UMCH) provides primary, specialty, surgical and emergency medical, and dental services to over 10,400 inmates within the Massachusetts Department of Correction including onsite consultations, therapeutic services, e.g. nutritional care, physical therapy, and rehabilitative services. In addition, comprehensive case management assures continuity of care through the appropriate delivery of tertiary level services at area facilities and discharge planning for inmates being released. UMCH offers unique opportunities in medical and nurse practitioner fellowships, clinical research grant potential, and guidance with accreditation standards compliance (NCCHC, ACA, JCAHO).
The Federal Bureau of Prison program with the Federal Medical Center at Devens, MA (FMC Devens), coordinates on-site and off-site specialty services supporting the clinically complex needs of federal inmates with chronic diseases. One of the goals of this program is to provide as much on-site care as possible to minimize the costs of transporting federal inmates and maximize security for public safety.
To better serve this population, the Health and Criminal Justice Programs partner with other Commonwealth Medicine programs on federal reimbursement financing projects, disability benefit training for correctional staff, clinical pharmacy guideline development, health provider education, and program analysis and intervention strategies.