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Colorado DOC s Medical Oversight Found Remiss
Loaded on April 15, 2006
by G.A. Bowers
published in Prison Legal News
April, 2006, page 8
An independent auditor found the Colorado Department of Corrections (CDOC) to be lax in its oversight of medical care contractors.
Filed under:
Contractor Misconduct,
DOC/BOP misconduct,
Medical Misconduct,
Medical,
Systemic Medical Neglect,
Medical Expenses,
Medical Neglect/Malpractice.
Location:
Colorado.
In April 2005, Navigant Consulting, Inc., reported the results of its audit, commissioned by the Colorado State Auditor, of the CDOC external health care services provided to prisoners. The audit …
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