CO: Colorado to Use Telemedicine in Prisons

Governing: Specialized medical care will soon be a point and click away for some Colorado inmates.

The Colorado Department of Corrections and Denver Health Medical Center are launching a telemedicine pilot program in June for incarcerated patients that need consultations in the areas of rheumatology, infectious disease, orthopedics and general surgery. Instead of office visits, inmates and doctors will meet using high-definition video conferencing.

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