As patients in correctional facilities have difficulty obtaining consultations with specialists, the use of telemedicine can help improve access to endocrinologists. A new study has found that these teleconsultations improved diabetes care for prisoners from 15 correctional facilities.
For the study, published in Telemedicine and e-Health, researchers at Syracuse, N.Y.-based SUNY Upstate Medical University’s division of endocrinology, diabetes and metabolism, conducted a retrospective chart review of prisoners from 15 correctional facilities who received tele-visits for diabetes from 2011 to 2014. SUNY Upstate Medical University provides telemedicine consultations with endocrinologists for prisoners through its diabetes center.
