RT Book, Section
A1 Barry, Lisa C.
A1 Williams,, Brie A.
A2 Williams, Brie A.
A2 Chang, Anna
A2 Ahalt, Cyrus
A2 Chen, Helen
A2 Conant, Rebecca
A2 Landefeld, C. Seth
A2 Ritchie, Christine
A2 Yukawa, Michi
SR Print(0)
ID 1100070300
T1 Understanding the Effects of Criminal Justice Involvement on Older Adults
T2 Current Diagnosis & Treatment: Geriatrics, 2e
YR 2014
FD 2014
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-179208-0
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1100070300
RD 2024/04/20
AB Health  care  providers  are  increasingly  managing  the  health  of  older  patients  who  are  currently  or  recently  involved  in  the  criminal  justice  system.  These  interactions  occur  in  a  variety  of  arenas.  Many  correctional  systems  contract  with  community  clinics  to  provide  prisoner-patients  with  specialty  services,  such  as  cardiology,  neurology  and  dialysis.  For  acute  care,  prisoners  are  generally  triaged  to  those  hospitals  with  prison  health  care  contracts,  although  in  urgent  or  critical  situations,  a  prisoner  is  brought  to  the  nearest  appropriate  facility  for  care.  As  a  result,  current  and  former  prisoners  are  seen  daily  at  community  clinics,  specialty  clinics,  hospitals,  and  emergency  departments  around  the  country.  Primary  care  providers  are  also  increasingly  taking  care  of  patients  who  are  arrested  for  the  first  time,  as  well  as  recently  released  older  adults  who  are  reintegrating  into  the  community  from  prison  or  jail.