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Overview


Accomplishments

Strengths

  • Medical and mental health departments work collaboratively along with NJDOC administration in order to provide patient centered care based upon individual needs; and to facilitate integrated treatment and discharge planning
  • Clinical affiliation agreements with colleges/universities for internships in: Psychiatry, Psychology, Social Work, BSN & APN Nursing, Occupational and Music Therapy
  • Stabilization, Residential Treatment and Transitional Care units at NJSP, NSP, EMCF and SWSP for mental health treatment based on acuity level
  • Commitment to Quality Improvement...“It’s everyone’s business!”
  • Staff Diversity

Medication Assisted Therapy (MAT) for Substance Use Disorders

  • Rutgers-UCHC, in partnership with NJDOC, is the second state prison system in the US to prescribe agonist, partial agonist, and antagonist medications to inmates identified as having substance use disorders
  • In 2019 Rutgers-UCHC prescribes MAT to 400 NJDOC inmates
  • Rutgers-UCHC, invited as a guest to national conferences to instruct other correctional systems how to implement MAT

Reduced Health Care Costs to the State of New Jersey

UCHC has cost based agreements with the NJDOC, JJC and SPB. Rutgers does not profit from cost savings.

  • >$850,000 reduction documented between January 2017 ($7,238,082) and January 2018 ($6,383,448). In addition, by working closely with facility nurse managers, stock pharmaceuticals have been reduced and wasted pharmaceuticals have decreased ($106,836 January–March 2017 to $56,891 January–March 2018).
  • Peer Review Process established for medical specialist referrals to assure consults meet medical necessity criteria
  • Through continuous monitoring, reduced average daily inpatient hospital census from approximately 13 in 2009 to 11 in FY18
Established Funded Training Programs
Additional Achievements
Grants
Research
Awards