title: HIV Subspecialty Care in Correctional Facilities Using Telemedicine.
abstract: In the United States, prisons and jails contain a population at high risk for HIV infection with a relatively large proportion known to be HIV positive. However, many incarcerated persons lack access to subspecialty HIV care due to barriers of geography and travel. Telemedicine clinics can remove these barriers, increasing access to expert, multidisciplinary care. With telemedicine, correctional facilities can provide up-to-date, evidence-based HIV management, which may lead to improved compliance, greater virologic suppression, improved CD4 T-cell counts, fewer adverse drug interactions, and decreased transmission in the community. While HIV care in prisons is an example of harnessing this technology, telemedicine can be used for the diagnosis and management of multiple acute and chronic diseases for underserved populations.
authors: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA youngj@uic.edu jermdavidyoung@gmail.com.
authors: Jeremy D
authors: JD
authors: Young
authors: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
authors: Mahesh
authors: M
authors: Patel
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000639:trends; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D055552:Infectious Disease Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008297:Male; D054525:Minority Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015995:Prevalence; D011330:Prisons / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D017216:Telemedicine / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
keywords: HIV; correctional health care; prisons; telehealth; telemedicine