RFQ: MEDICAL RECORDS AUDITING SERVICES
The Contractor shall perform medical auditing services of the medical records of non-acute, ambulatory inmates, with regards to the quality and delivery of inmate medical care services provided by Prison Health Services (PHS), the contractor who provides comprehensive inmate medical care at both detention and correction facilities. During 2008 the County incarcerated approximately fifty thousand four hundred (50,400) new offenders. The Countys average daily population (ADP) varies; and many of these inmates are held under contracts with the State and Federal governments. The inmate ADP is cyclical, and generally is higher in the winter months. All inmates are processed through intake screening at the time of booking. Inmates are screened for all medical needs upon initial admission.
Medical record documents are created each time a professional medical staff person sees an inmate. Fifty to sixty percent of the inmates are on medication administered by medical personnel. Sick call is available to all inmates twenty-four hours, seven days a week. Specialty clinics are available to those with chronic medical conditions such as asthma, diabetes, human immunodeficiency virus, hypertension, seizures and tuberculosis.
