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| South Carolina inmates to receive telehealth care |
| By postandcourier.com- Derrek Asberry |
| Published: 07/11/2016 |
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The Medical University of South Carolina and the state Department of Corrections are teaming up to provide telehealth services to inmates in four South Carolina prisons. Using the service, a doctor in Charleston can consult with the care team at a prison any time of day via video conferencing equipment. Then, the doctor can remotely prescribe medications, treatments and procedures that prison officials can implement for the inmate. Bryan Stirling, director of the South Carolina Department of Corrections, said the partnership will enhance public safety by limiting offender transports. It also will save taxpayer money, he said in a press release. Read More. |
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