Mental health, chronic and infectious conditions among pregnant persons in US state prisons and local jails 2016-2017.

Background: Pregnant individuals in incarcerated settings have unique healthcare needs. Rates of mental health, infectious diseases, and chronic disease are higher among nonpregnant incarcerated women compared with those who are not, but the prevalence of these conditions among pregnant people in custody has not been documented.

Objectives: The objective of this study is to describe the prevalence of metabolic, infectious, and mental health conditions in pregnant people to identify the medical needs of high-risk pregnancies in US state prisons and local jails.

Reproductive Health Care for Incarcerated People: Advancing Health Equity in Unequitable Settings.

There are over 150,000 incarcerated females in the United States. Structural inequities, including racism, adversely affect the reproductive health outcomes, autonomy, and access to care that people in custody face. This article reviews the status of reproductive health and health care among incarcerated women and describes ways that community OB/GYNs can address health inequities by providing comprehensive, compassionate care to incarcerated people, especially when they come to community settings for care while they are in custody.

The financial advantages of medical scribes extend beyond increased visits.

Employing medical scribes can boost revenue for a practice, the authors show, well beyond being an opportunity to expand patient volume.

Do Medical Scribes Help Primary Care Providers Respond More Quickly to Out-of-Visit Tasks?

Purpose: Medical scribes are charged with decreasing documentation burden associated with patient visits. Reducing time spent on documentation may afford providers the opportunity to respond to out-of-visit inbox tasks faster.

Methods: We compare changes in the time taken to address patient portal messages, prescription requests, and test results from before to after scribe implementation among scribed primary care providers (PCPs), compared with nonscribed PCPs during the same time period.