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Selecting Performance Indicators for Prison Health Care

NCJ Number
235177
Journal
Journal of Correctional Health Care Volume: 17 Issue: 2 Dated: April 2011 Pages: 138-149
Author(s)
Steven M. Asch, M.D., M.P.H.; Cheryl L. Damberg, Ph.D., M.P.H.; Liisa Hiatt M.S.; Stephanie S. Teleki Ph.D.; Rebecca Shaw M.A.; Terry E. Hill M.D.; Rhondee Benjamin-Johnson, M.D., M.S.H.S.; David P. Eisenman M.D.; Sonali P. Kulkarni, M.D., M.P.H.; Emily Wang M.D.; Brie Williams, M.D., M.S.; Ambeshie Yesus, M.D., M.S.H.S.; Corita R. Grudzen, M.D., M.S.H.S.
Date Published
April 2011
Length
12 pages
Annotation
This study examines prison health care institutions performance measurement systems.
Abstract
Improving prison health care requires a robust measurement dashboard that addresses multiple domains of care. This study sought to identify tested indicators of clinical quality and access that prison health managers could use to ascertain gaps in performance and guide quality improvement. The authors used the RAND/UCLA modified Delphi method to select the best indicators for correctional health. An expert panel rated 111 indicators on validity and feasibility. They voted to retain 79 indicators in areas such as access, cardiac conditions, geriatrics, infectious diseases, medication monitoring, metabolic diseases, obstetrics/gynecology, screening/prevention, psychiatric disorders/substance abuse, pulmonary conditions, and urgent conditions. Prison health institutions, like all other large health institutions, need robust measurement systems. The indicators presented here provide a basic library for prison health managers developing such systems. (Published Abstract)