Wellpath, formerly known as Correct Care Solutions is a healthcare company based in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. and "one of the nation’s largest for-profit healthcare providers for prisoners." The company was founded in 2003 by Jerry Boyle. Currently, Wellpath is owned by private equity firm H.I.G. Capital and was formerly co-owned by Audax Group and Frazier Healthcare Partners. Wellpath's facilities exist in both the United States and Australia. Currently, there are 550 centers in 36 states. Their facilities treat around 300,000 patients per day. It operates the Florida Civil Commitment Center in Arcadia, Florida. Wellpath and CCS have been sued more than 1300 times for inadequate care according to a story in the Augusta Chronicle on January 12, 2019.
Divisions
In 2018, Correct Care Solutions merged with Correctional Medical Group to create Wellpath. Correct Care Solutions had acquired Conmed Healthcare Management in 2012. the company is made up of three divisions including local detentions, federal and state prisons, and inpatient and residential treatment facilities.
Local Detentions
Wellpath operates within county jails and community facilities. They have dispatching providers and clinical staff servicing 394 facilities throughout the United States.
Federal and State Prisons
Immigrant-only prisons across the United States are also recipients of healthcare from Wellpath, including immigrant-only prisons run by the GEO Group. Wellpath is contracted with over 140 detention facilities, both adult and juvenile, throughout the United States. Healthcare services provided include: pharmacy management, electronic medical records, claims adjudication, as well as mental and behavioral health programming.
Inpatient and Residential Treatment Facilities
In addition to the operation within inpatient and residential treatment facilities throughout the United States, Wellpath offers services within forensic state hospitals and provides sex offender treatment and competency restoration programs in Texas, Washington, South Carolina, Massachusetts, Florida, California, and Colorado.
Services
Wellpath provides all of the following services for over 300,000 incarcerated adults and children through their nearly 15,000 workers. Below is a comprehensive list of services provided:
Medical care
Dental care
Optical care
Mental healthcare
Competency restoration
On-site care
Receiving screenings
Triage and sick call
Suicide prevention/intervention
Substance abuse/detox programs
Comprehensive health appraisals
Radiology and laboratory services
Medically necessary diet programs
Special needs and chronic care
Continuity of care and discharge planning
Collaboration with community services agencies
Network development
Hiring/staffing
Recruitment/retention plans
Patient health education and awareness programs
Facility/custody/law enforcement staff training programs
Emergency and hospitalization arrangements
Utilization management
Pharmaceutical supply and medication management
Third-party reimbursement follow-up and processing
Cost recovery programs
Continuous Quality Improvement Program (CQIP) National Accreditation – NCCHC/ACA/CALEA/TJC/CARF
Special services
Electronic Records Management Application (ERMA)
ERMA is Wellpath's electronic record management system that optimizes patient care within various facilities. ERMA maintains records of all interactions between health care providers and the patients.
Medicated Assisted Treatment (MAT)
The MAT program is dedicated to combating substance abuse within Wellpath's patient populations. This program's primary goals include “detoxification, relapse prevention, or opioid maintenance.” To achieve these goals, a holistic approach is taken with substance abuse therapy by combining pharmacological therapy with behavioral therapy to maximize therapeutic benefits.
Restoring Individuals Safely and Effectively (RISE)