The talk will explore the unique challenges to providing specialty health care to incarcerated populations. Learn how LA County, the largest jail system in the U.S., is using asynchronous virtual care to improve specialty care, eliminating the need for health care-related transport in 20% of cases and leading to significant cost savings as well as reduced recidivism, crisis prevention, cross-system integration, and reduced individual trauma.

Educational Objectives

• Identify common challenges to delivering timely specialty care in correctional settings
• Explain asynchronous virtual care and its potential benefits
• Discuss ways to integrate best practices from LA County's program into participants' initiatives

Level: Intermediate