An interesting article about the deployment of technology in prison to address the cost of providing health care to prisoners in Texas. The use of video visitation and VoIP technology allows access to low-cost, face-to-face mental health consultations over mobile devices nationwide. The Texas prison system’s adoption of electronic health records (EHR) and telemedicine helped reduce state spending by about $1 billion over the past decade, streamlining patient care for inmates and reducing taxpayer expenditure […]
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