-Health Care Standards of the Joint
Commission on Health Care Organizations (JCAHO) – trial access to the Standards
JCAHO
is one accrediting body, used primarily by BOP.
Sample accreditation standards are presented in class. These standards are generic for any health
care organization. They were designed
for the community. The set of standards
most likely to be of interest to jails and prisons are the “Ambulatory”
standards. However, if the jail or
prison were primarily an infirmary or hospital, their “Hospital” standards
might be more appropriate.
To obtain free access to the full electronic set of standards (“E-ditions”) for 60 days, go to:
To obtain free access to the full electronic set of standards (“E-ditions”) for 60 days, go to:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/DGNFF7M , and select “Ambulatory Health Care Setting.”
The
JCAHO website is a little daunting to navigate.
If you want to get more information from a live person, you can contact:
Darryl Anderson (630) 792-5292 danderson@jointcommission.org or
Mike
Dye (630)792.5259 mdye@jointcommission.org
-Marshal
Service Standards
-Immigration
and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Standards: Performance
Based National Detention Standards 2011
http://www.ice.gov/detention-standards/2011/ (click on “Part 4 – Care)
-Public
Health Standards: Standards for Health
Services in Correctional Institutions
American
Public Health Association Standards 2003
-John Jay Patient Safety Standards (click for document)
These
standards were developed by an expert panel in 2009. They are based on corresponding patient
safety standards used in community health care, but modified for
corrections. They complement the Rand
Patient Safety standards: these standards are mostly not about specific diseases,
but rather the general operation of a correctional health care operation.
These
standards were developed by an expert panel in 2009. They are based on corresponding patient
safety standards used in community health care, and though specifically
developed for use in corrections, were not significantly modified from their
original (community) wording.
-Lawyers’
Standards: Standards on Treatment of
Prisoners
American
Bar Association
-Nursing
Standards: Corrections Nursing: Scope and
Standards of Practice
American
Nurses Association 2007
Available
at www.nursesbooks.org, search for
“corrections”; $16
-Psychiatry
Standards: Psychiatric Services in Jails
and Prisons
American
Psychiatric Association 2000
Available
from book vendors; $30
-Psychology
Standards: Standards for Psychology
Services in Jails, Prisons, Correctional Facilities, and Agencies
International
Association for Correctional and Forensic Psychology 2010
http://cjb.sagepub.com/content/37/7/749.
Single copy $25.
-Correctional Health Outcomes and Resource
Data Set (CHORDS)
Still
under development by NCCHC. Will allow
facilities to benchmark clinical data against other facilities.
-Corrections-specific
clinical guidelines - NCCHC
-National Guideline Clearinghouse
The
best compilation of guidelines in clinical medicine. Operated by the Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality, National Institute of Health.
-National Heart Lung and Blood Institute
Guidelines
Excellent
source for guidelines on major health problems, like cholesterol and high blood
pressure
-
National Institutes of Health (NIH) for HIV/AIDS
-National Commission on Correctional Health
Care Guidelines
-Guidelines on Diabetes Management in Correctional Institutions (click for document)
American
Diabetes Association
-Articles
about reduction in law suit-related expenses by health care systems who have
taken a pro-active approach towards patients who have adverse outcomes in their
hospital
-Managing Risks in Jail
NIC
Resource – 2008
Addresses
risk management in general, but has sections on risk as it relates to health
care
-Clinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale (COWS) (click for link)
This
is a very well tested and universally used form to monitor someone going
through narcotic withdrawal. With
training and supervision, it could be administered by an officer.
-Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment of
Alcohol Scale, Revised (CIWA)
This
is a very well tested and universally used form to monitor someone going
through alcohol withdrawal. With
training and supervision, it could be administered by an officer.