Utah
Utah Department of Corrections working on fixing issues with medical record system
SALT LAKE CITY — The Utah Division of Corrections is engaged on a difficulty with pharmaceuticals in Utah’s prisons.
The Division has been having issues with a brand new medical file system all month. That’s impacted their capability to fill prescriptions.
Govt director Brian Nielson mentioned they’re now engaged on a major backlog.
“Usually, our operation would fill a couple of thousand prescriptions a day to maintain up on the necessity,” he mentioned. “Yesterday we crammed over 2,000 drugs within the pharmacy.”
The division additionally mentioned the governor and well being division are working with them. And so are native pharmacies.
However the ACLU of Utah is looking this a disaster in offering medical care.
Aaron Welcher with the ACLU mentioned they need the governor and the division to take motion.
“To do all the pieces of their energy instantly,” Welcher mentioned. “Create this as a excessive precedence. After which to guarantee that this is not going to occur once more sooner or later.”