Management and administration of correctional health care
By: edited by Jacqueline Moore.
Contributors: Moore, Jacqueline M.; Civic Research Institute.
Publisher: Civic Research Institute
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Kingston, NJ
Language: eng
Subjects: Prisoners -- Medical care -- United States.; Prisoners -- Health and hygiene -- United States.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Legal issues; title: Ethical dilemmas in correctional health care settings; title: Synopsis of the federal law on inmate medical care; title: Correctional health care: the legal perspective; title: Medical issues; title: Physician clinical practice guidelines; title: HIV, STD, and TB intervention and prevention in correctional health care; title: Hepatitis C virus and its relevance to corrections; title: Developing a correctional dental program; title: Dental emergencies: a primer for non-dental health professionals in correctional settings; title: Elderly inmates: an emerging correctional population; title: Use of telemedicine in corrections: clinical and practical implications; title: Health issues of juvenile offenders; title: Mental health care; title: Trends in correctional mental health care; title: Jail diversion and correctional psychotropic medication formularies; title: How one misdemeanor mental health court incorporates therapeutic jurisprudence, preventive law, and restorative justice; title: Correctional health services as an opportunity to reduce violence; title: Administrative issues; title: The nursing shortage: implications for corrections; title: Reducing and containing cost in correctional health care; title: Security for medical professionals in a correctional environment; title: An evaluation of the quality and cost of health care in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice prison system; title: The elements of continuous quality improvement; title: Appendix I: National Commission on Correctional Health Care guidelines for correctional facilities; title: Appendix 2: bibliography.