Resource Details

Engaging Partners and Technology to Support Care of Justice-Involved Patients

Virtual Webinar

Year Developed: 2024

Resource Type: Archived Webinar.

Primary Audience: Administrative Staff Clinicians PCAs
Secondary Audience: Board of Directors C-Suite (CEOs, CFOs, CIO, COOs, CMOs, etc.) Enabling Staff Outreach Staff

Language(s): English

Developed by: HITEQ (See other resources developed by this organization).

Resource Summary: In this session, participants learned from Harris Health (Texas) and Community Medical Centers Inc. (California) to hear about their expanded services for behavioral health and substance use disorder treatment for justice-involved community members. Attendees learned from these two healthcare providers that have made a commitment to offering care to justice -involved patients, and their journeys to build positive partnerships improving access to service.

Resource Details: As health centers have expanded their services for behavioral health and substance use disorder treatment, justice-involved members of the community are one part of the population that can benefit by the expansion of services and access. Treatment for SUD during incarceration has shown to reduce recidivism, but is challenging to provide due to constraints posed by space limitations, workforce turnover, and difficulties in maintaining continuity of care. Telehealth and remote services during COVID-19 further expanded opportunities for health centers to consider partnerships to support justice involved populations. Yet, there are operational, technology, and cultural barriers to collaboration with jails, prisons, and the drug courts. Attendees learned from two inspiring health providers- Harris Health (Texas) and Community Medical Centers Inc. (California) that have made a commitment to offering care to justice -involved patients, and their journeys to build positive partnerships improving access to service.

Resource Topic: Health Information Technology (HIT)/Data, Special and Vulnerable Populations, Telehealth, Promising/Best Practices

Resource Subtopic: Electronic Health Records (EHRs), Privacy and Security, Community, Health, and Housing Partnerships, Policy and Advocacy, Access and Equity, Implementation Feasibility, Operational Feasibility, Partnerships.

Keywords: Access to Care, Health Information Exchange (HIE), Opioids, Outreach, Partnerships, Patient Demographics, Patient Portals.