No health without access: using a retrospective cohort to model a care continuum for people released from prison at an urban, safety net health system.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Release from prison is characterized by discontinuity of healthcare services and results in poor health outcomes, including an increase in mortality. Institutions capable of addressing this gap in care seldom collaborate in comprehensive, data-driven transition of care planning. This study harnesses information from a data exchange between correctional facilities and community-based healthcare agencies in Colorado to model a care continuum after release from prison.

Methods

We merged records from Denver Health (DH), an urban safety-net healthcare system, and the Colorado Department of Corrections (CDOC), for people released from January 1 to June 30, 2021. The study population was either (a) released to the Denver metro area (Denver and its five neighboring counti

SUBMITTER: Frank M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10656837 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature