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District of Columbia Jail: Medical Services Generally Met Requirements and Costs Decreased, but Oversight is Incomplete
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District of Columbia Jail: Medical Services Generally Met Requirements and Costs Decreased, but Oversight is Incomplete
Publication year:
2004
| Cataloged on:
Oct. 31, 2006
ANNOTATION: Results from an evaluation of medical service delivery by the Center for Correctional Health and Policy Studies, Inc. (CCHPS) is provided. This report covers: CCHPS provides a range of services to inmates and has established systems to monitor service quality; several Dock (Department of Corrections) mechanisms oversee Chess delivery of medical services; CCHPS generally meets contract requirements, but the DOCs oversight of CCHPS is incomplete; average per inmate medical cost at jail has decreased; conclusions and recommendations for executive action; agency comments and GAO evaluation; scope and methodology; requirements linked to monetary damages provisions in the CCHPS contract; performance assessment instruments used to monitor services provided by CCHPS; and comments from the DC Dock.