Department of Health Policy and Management, Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, City University of New York, New York, NY, United States.
SEICHE Center for Health and Justice, General Internal Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, United States.
Front Public Health. 2024 Aug 8;12:1401950. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2024.1401950. eCollection 2024.
Telehealth is a great tool that makes accessing healthcare easier for those incarcerated and can help with reentry into the the community. Justice impacted individuals face many hardships including adverse health outcomes which can be mitigated through access to telehealth services and providers. During the federally recognized COVID-19 pandemic the need for accessible healthcare was exacerbated and telehealth use surged. While access to telehealth should be considered a necessity, there are many challenges and barriers for justice impacted individuals to be able to utilize this service. This perspective examines aspects of accessibility, pandemic, policy, digital tools, and ethical and social considerations of telehealth in correctional facilities. Carceral facilities should continue to innovate and invest in telehealth to revolutionize healthcare delivery, and improve health outcomes for justice impacted individuals.
远程医疗是一种非常好的工具，可以使被监禁的人更容易获得医疗保健，并有助于他们重新融入社区。受司法影响的个人面临许多困难，包括健康状况不佳，而通过获得远程医疗服务和提供者可以减轻这些问题。在联邦政府认定的 COVID-19 大流行期间，对可及性医疗保健的需求加剧，远程医疗的使用也猛增。虽然应该将获得远程医疗视为一种必需品，但受司法影响的个人在使用这项服务时面临许多挑战和障碍。本观点审视了远程医疗在惩教设施中的可及性、大流行、政策、数字工具以及伦理和社会考虑等方面。监管设施应继续创新和投资远程医疗，以彻底改变医疗服务的提供方式，并改善受司法影响的个人的健康结果。
