As we work with more facilities seeking to treat patients with opioid use disorder, a specific challenge has emerged with injectable extended-release naltrexone (XR-NTX).
Jan 18, 2021
Educate Your Patients and Coworkers About the COVID-19 Vaccine
As our approach to COVID-19 takes a new turn with the introduction of vaccines, it’s time to prepare for educating staff and incarcerated people
Jan 12, 2021
Clinical Care of the COVID-19 Patient
by James W. Grigg, MD, Ross MacDonald, MD, and Rachael Bedard, MD. A significant amount of national attention has focused on the risks of coronavirus
Jan 12, 2021
Centurion Makes Scholarship Gift to Foundation
Centurion Health has made a generous gift to the NCCHC Foundation in support of conference scholarships.
Dec 31, 2020
Coping with COVID-19 in the New Year
by Joseph V. Penn, MD, CCHP-MH As we bid farewell to 2020 and welcome 2021, I hope that you are feeling encouraged by the
Dec 29, 2020
Your #1 Coronavirus Question, Answered
Q: I am concerned about maintaining our facility’s accreditation status because, in response to COVID, we have made some changes in the way we
Mar 31, 2021
Vaccine Resistance: Take a Stand
A recent article in the Chicago Tribune pointed out that COVID-19 vaccine rates for prison staffers were alarmingly low. “In Massachusetts, more than half
Mar 30, 2021
NCCHC Announces Keynotes for Free Virtual Conference on Correctional Health Care
The Spring Conference will feature keynotes on Lessons Learned From COVID-19 and Medication-Assisted Treatment – at no charge to attendees.
Mar 23, 2021
MOUD in Corrections: Saving and Changing Lives
Whitney was six months pregnant and struggling with opioid use disorder (OUD) when she got to jail. But the jail did not provide her
Mar 19, 2021
Monoclonal Antibody Therapeutics: Improving COVID-19 Patient Outcomes in Correctional Health Care
I wanted to pass on some new and highly relevant information on exciting medical innovations highlighted by our colleagues at the HHS/Assistant Secretary for
Mar 18, 2021
Indivior Gift to Support MOUD in Jails and Prisons
The NCCHC Foundation is pleased to announce Indivior’s Platinum Level support for the Foundation’s Partners in Correctional Health Annual Giving Society. The global pharmaceutical
Mar 16, 2021
Restrictive Housing in Juvenile Corrections
For those of us who provide treatment in juvenile correctional settings, the resilience demonstrated by our adolescent patients constantly reminds of us why we