National standards set by professional organizations have been enormously useful in improving correctional health care delivery systems over the past 20 years. These standards, however, are of little value in determining whether a particular inmate needs a particular type of care. The authors argue that it is time to develop a different set of guidelines to assist decision-makers in determining the type and extent of health services that should be provided to those confined behind bars.
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