Telemedicine is helping to lower healthcare costs in prison, whilst affording prisoners healthcare and education opportunities that are unavailable elsewhere. Texas is one of the states leading the growth of telemedicine in American prisons, with around 10% of specialist visits, and all behavioural health visits being conducted remotely, totalling around 127,000 visits annually. Nathan said he didn’t need it. Telemedicine within prisons faces many of the same issues it faces amongst the general public in the US, the fact telehealth is governed by state medical boards poses difficult questions of licensure and accountability.
Telemedicine is helping to lower healthcare costs in prison, whilst affording prisoners healthcare and education opportunities that are unavailable elsewhere. Texas is one of the states leading the growth of telemedicine in American prisons, with around 10% of specialist visits, and all behavioural health visits being conducted remotely, totalling around 127,000 visits annually. Telemedicine within prisons faces many of the same issues it faces amongst the general public in the US, the fact telehealth is governed by state medical boards poses difficult questions of licensure and accountability.