From: Quality indicators and performance measures for prison healthcare: a scoping review
Author(s)/ title/ journal | Year | Country | Type of source/ study design | Develops, reviews, tests quality indicators / performance measures | Presents list of quality indicators or performance measures | Key findings |
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Raimer & Stobo Health care delivery in the Texas prison system: the role of academic medicine Journal of the American Medical Association | 2004 | USA | Report of a healthcare delivery system in Texas prison system | Develops and implements | √ | The implementation of a managed care programme improved the care for 6 chronic conditions and improved health outcomes including blood glucose for people with diabetes and low density lipoprotein levels for people with hyperlipidaemia |
Wright Designing a national performance measurement system The Prison Journal | 2005 | USA | Reports on the development of correctional measures for all aspects of the prison system including health | Develops | √ | Consensus process identified 8 domains as priorities for the prison population, including ‘health’ and ‘substance abuse and mental health’ |
Stone et al. Health care quality in prisons: a comprehensive matrix for evaluation Journal of Correctional Health Care | 2006 | USA | Development of a quality indicator matrix for the Missouri Department of Corrections | Develops | √ | Identified 32 quality indicators for correctional health distributed across 11 health domains, including women’s health, infectious disease and long term conditions |
Hoge et al. Mental health performance measurement in corrections International Journal of Offender Therapy & Comparative Criminology | 2009 | USA | Consensus panel development of mental health service performance measures | Develops | √ | Four key areas of mental health care in prisons were identified as priorities - medication adherence, suicide prevention, mental health treatment planning, and sleep medication usage. Standards-based performance measures were recommended for each area. |
Asch et al. Selecting Performance Indicators for Prison Health Care Journal of Correctional Health Care | 2011 | USA | Modified Delphi method to select quality indicators | Develops | √ | 79 quality indicators were retained relating to a range of clinical areas including medication monitoring, infectious disease, psychiatric disorders and substance use and metabolic diseases |
Damberg et al. A Review of Quality Measures Used by State and Federal Prisons Journal of Correctional Health Care | 2011 | USA | Review of quality indicators used in six US correctional health systems | Reviews |  | Observed considerable variation across the systems’ performance measurement portfolios and data system functionality, although all included explicit quality indicators, prevalence measures and standards covering a broad spectrum of health conditions. |
Teleki et al. The Current State of Quality of Care Measurement in the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Journal of Correctional Health Care | 2011 | USA | Review of the approaches to performance measurement in California Department of Corrections | Reviews | √ | Identified gaps in quality measurement, including the measurement of access, clinical quality and the measurement of people’s experience of care provision |
Bisset & Harrison Health outcomes in corrections: health information technology and the correctional health outcome and resource data set Community Oriented Correctional Health Services | 2012 | USA | Pilot study of a national data set to monitor quality in US prisons | Develops and tests | √ | A national US data set for corrections will establish a benchmarking system where quality indicators can be standardised allowing facilities to assess their performance in comparison to others. |
Greifinger Independent review of clinical health services for prisoners International Journal of Prisoner Health | 2012 | USA | Proposes a systematic method for assessing the quality of health care in the prison setting | Develops | √ | The quality of clinical care in the prison setting can be assessed with reference to performance measures covering a range of health domains including suicide prevention, medication management and chronic health conditions. |
Castro Diabetes screening in inmates: a quality improvement pilot project Dissertation | 2014 | USA | Expert consultation to select a guideline to reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes | Develops and tests | Â | A clinical panel selected a diabetes screening guideline to facilitate performance measurement of diabetes screening |
Watts Development of a Performance-Based RFP for Correctional Health Care Services in Vermont Community Oriented Correctional Health Services | 2015 | USA | Development of performance metrics for Vermont Department of Corrections | Develops and tests | √ | The development of evidence-based performance measures that align with policy and reform allows for benchmarking both within prison systems and between prisons and the community |
Laffan Evaluation of your medical department American Jails | 2016 | USA | Commentary recommending the implementation of quality assessment in prison healthcare departments | Advises on implementation | √ | An effective performance measurement system depends upon the efficiency of the working relationship between the medical team and the correctional administrators. |