NACo Sponsored Working Group on Pending Disposition: Session 3 - February 24, 2012

Having a medical home – a trusted, reliable source of continuing health care – can ease the process for people leaving jail so that they’re less likely to return.

—Dick Bohrer
COCHS Advisory Committee Member

Departments of corrections and health providers from the community should join together in the common project of delivering high quality health care that protects prisoners and the public.

—Confronting Confinement:
A Report of the Commission on Safety and Abuse in America’s Prisons

By collaborating with community health centers, jails can be part of the solution to improving both public safety and public health.

—Keith Barton, M.D.
COCHS' Medical Director

NACo Sponsored Working Group on Pending Disposition:
Session 3 - February 24, 2012

Recording of Working Grouop

Featured Speaker
Dr. Keith Barton, Medical Director of COCHS

Transcript of Dr. Barton's Presentation
Health Intake, Assessment, and Routine Care Processes in County Jails

Flow Charts
Intake Process
Sick Call
Discharge Planning

Authors
Dr. Keith Barton, Medical Director of COCHS
Michael Dubose, CEO of COCHS
Edward Harrison, CCHP, President of National Commission on Correctional Health Care

by Dr. Radut.

NACo Sponsored Working Group on Pending Disposition: Session 3 - February 24, 2012

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NACo Sponsored Working Group on Pending Disposition:
Session 3 - February 24, 2012