Improvements in Correctional HIV Services: A Case Study in Delaware

J Correct Health Care. 2015 Apr;21(2):164-76. doi: 10.1177/1078345815574572.

Abstract

This article describes the experience and outcomes of the National Institute on Drug Abuse-funded Criminal Justice Drug Abuse Treatment Studies HIV Services and Treatment Implementation in Corrections protocol in the state of Delaware. The protocol was designed to test the effectiveness of a change team model in improving HIV services in correctional settings. In Delaware, a team was created with representatives from correctional and community agencies to work on improving linkage to HIV care for individuals released from incarceration. The team made improvements in the entire HIV service continuum: linkage to HIV care, HIV education, and HIV testing. The experiences in Delaware and the findings from this study suggest that the use of a change team model is a viable method for making organizational change in correctional settings.

Keywords: HIV/AIDS; case study; correctional health care; process improvement.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Community-Institutional Relations
  • Continuity of Patient Care / organization & administration*
  • Continuity of Patient Care / standards
  • Delaware
  • Delivery of Health Care / organization & administration*
  • Delivery of Health Care / standards
  • HIV Infections / diagnosis
  • HIV Infections / prevention & control
  • HIV Infections / therapy*
  • Health Education / methods
  • Health Education / organization & administration*
  • Humans
  • National Institute on Drug Abuse (U.S.)
  • Organizational Case Studies
  • Organizational Innovation
  • Outcome Assessment, Health Care
  • Prisons / organization & administration*
  • Quality Improvement / organization & administration*
  • Quality Improvement / standards
  • Staff Development
  • United States