Implementation and Evaluation of a Telemedicine Program for Specialty Care in North Carolina Correctional Facilities

Saif Khairat; Aaron Bohlmann; Erin Wallace; Adnan Lakdawala; Barbara S Edson; Terri L Catlett; Spencer D Dorn

doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.21102

Implementation and Evaluation of a Telemedicine Program for Specialty Care in North Carolina Correctional Facilities

JAMA Netw Open. 2021 Aug 2;4(8):e2121102. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.21102.

Authors

Saif Khairat^{1

2

3}, Aaron Bohlmann¹, Erin Wallace¹, Adnan Lakdawala¹, Barbara S Edson⁴, Terri L Catlett⁵, Spencer D Dorn⁶

Affiliations

¹ Carolina Health Informatics Program, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
² School of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
³ Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
⁴ UNC Health, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
⁵ Healthcare Administration, North Carolina Department of Public Safety, Raleigh.
⁶ Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Abstract

This cross-sectional study evaluates the implementation of a telemedicine program in North Carolina prisons based on responses from individuals who were incarcerated, health care practitioners, and telepresenters.

Publication types

Multicenter Study

MeSH terms

Cross-Sectional Studies
Humans
North Carolina
Prisons*
Program Development
Program Evaluation
Telemedicine / organization & administration*