
Celebrating National Patient Recognition Week: Honoring the Patients We Serve in Correctional Health Care
A patient-centered approach leads to better health outcomes.
Home New Position Statement Supports Sharing Health Records at Release
Continuity of care is critical for people with medical or mental health needs who are being released from incarceration. Although many correctional facilities facilitate care with community providers as part of discharge planning for people with serious health needs, health records are not routinely shared for all patients. NCCHC’s new position statement, Sharing of Patient Health Records Upon Release From Incarceration, seeks to close this gap by recommending the following: