UAPD has met several times since the beginning of October with CDCR and CCHCS on the implementation of the Electronic Health Record System (EHRS) in that Department. So far the project has been piloted at the following facilities: Folsom State Prison, Folsom Women’s Facility, Central California Women’s Facility, California Institution for Women, and in some administrative sites. UAPD members have expressed concerns about many issues related to the EHRS: the mandatory use of a lap-top (meant to be taken home); the increasing burden of performing call and increasing work hours; inadequate compensation; large numbers of incorrect medication orders for patients; as well as other issues. A number of UAPD members have taken part in the Meet and Confer meetings to date: Dr. Gabriel Borges (FSP), Dr. Ronald Lewis (ISP), Dr. Vitalicia Romero (CCIW), Dr. G. Bedford (CIW), and Dr. J. Chapman (CIW).
UAPD will be passing proposals to CCHCS and CDCR that are meant to address the concerns of UAPD members as well as the quality of care being provided to inmates. UAPD will continue to keep you updated on developments in the meet and confer process and the roll-out of the EHRS pilot system at institutions across the state.