Implementing Telemedicine in Correctional Facilities

This manual is the outcome of an experiment in the late 1990s & an independent evaluation, which determined that providing long-distance health care to inmates is feasible through telemedicine (TM), which uses telecommunications equipment that allows health care providers to see & diagnose inmates in prisons located far from health care providers' offices. Showed that prisons could improve inmate health care by providing remote access to more med. specialists while reducing prisoner transport costs & related security mgmt. costs. The success of the project led to the development of this manual, which can be used by correctional admin's. who are evaluating whether TM is an acceptable approach to providing med. care in their facility.Nacci, Peter L. is the author of 'Implementing Telemedicine in Correctional Facilities' with ISBN 9780756733872 and ISBN 0756733871.