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| EHRs in jail setting improve coordination, human rights issues |
| By medcitynews.com- Dan Verel |
| Published: 08/08/2014 |
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The implementation of electronic health records across 12 jails in New York City between 2008 and 2011 led to a “significant improvement” in the ability for officials to monitor and safeguard human rights of inmate patients, according to a new study. In addition to the benefits of being able to track health issues and clinical outcomes, the study, in Health and Human Rights Journal, found that EHRs in a prison setting can gather information related to abuse, neglect and other human rights concerns while allowing for the linkage of outside EHRs through health information exchanges “so that injuries, mental health exacerbations, and other concerns unique to the correctional setting can be followed up in the community.” Read More. |
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