ABOUT US
Tracey Titus, RN, CCHP-N, CCHP-A, LSSBB, is the founder and chief executive officer of Titus Correctional Health Consulting, LLC.
Through her company, she provides correctional health system evaluations, accreditation preparation, legal case review/expert witness, and correctional health education.
Ms. Titus has been a registered nurse for 35 years, with 32 spent in correctional health care. She began her career in corrections as a staff nurse before being promoted to health services administrator for a county jail where she spent 19 years. As the health services administrator of her county jail, Ms. Titus was a member of the Sheriff’s command team and responsible for overall health services operations. This included health care policy development, quality improvement, staff supervision, implementing electronic health records and training security staff in health-related issues.
After leaving her role at the county jail, she served as vice president of accreditation for the National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC) where her responsibilities included overseeing the accreditation program for nearly 500 facilities nationwide and the oversight and development of the NCCHC surveyor program. She also guided and organized revisions for NCCHC’s Standards for Health Services in jails, prisons and juvenile facilities, Standards for Mental Health Services in Correctional Facilities, and Standards for Opioid Treatment Programs in Correctional Facilities. In addition, she was a manager for NCCHC Resources, Inc. during her time as Vice President of Accreditation for NCCHC.
Prior to establishing her own consulting company, she served as Senior Director of Policy and Accreditation for a major correctional health care vendor. Over the course of the last six years, she has served as an expert witness on numerous correctional health care cases.
Ms. Titus has published articles in CorrectCare; authored a chapter in a textbook on correctional nursing, presented regularly at health care and custody conferences nationwide, including keynote presentations, served on numerous committees, and received awards including a Sheriff’s Commendation Award, a Sheriff’s Office Employee of the Month Award, alumni of the year award from the Indiana Vocational Technical College, and Leadership Everyone award in the category of Health Services. She has been a certified instructor for the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy and has been an NCCHC lead surveyor and trainer for 18 years.
Ms. Titus has been a registered nurse for 35 years, with 32 spent in correctional health care. She began her career in corrections as a staff nurse before being promoted to health services administrator for a county jail where she spent 19 years. As the health services administrator of her county jail, Ms. Titus was a member of the Sheriff’s command team and responsible for overall health services operations. This included health care policy development, quality improvement, staff supervision, implementing electronic health records and training security staff in health-related issues.
After leaving her role at the county jail, she served as vice president of accreditation for the National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC) where her responsibilities included overseeing the accreditation program for nearly 500 facilities nationwide and the oversight and development of the NCCHC surveyor program. She also guided and organized revisions for NCCHC’s Standards for Health Services in jails, prisons and juvenile facilities, Standards for Mental Health Services in Correctional Facilities, and Standards for Opioid Treatment Programs in Correctional Facilities. In addition, she was a manager for NCCHC Resources, Inc. during her time as Vice President of Accreditation for NCCHC.
Prior to establishing her own consulting company, she served as Senior Director of Policy and Accreditation for a major correctional health care vendor. Over the course of the last six years, she has served as an expert witness on numerous correctional health care cases.
Ms. Titus has published articles in CorrectCare; authored a chapter in a textbook on correctional nursing, presented regularly at health care and custody conferences nationwide, including keynote presentations, served on numerous committees, and received awards including a Sheriff’s Commendation Award, a Sheriff’s Office Employee of the Month Award, alumni of the year award from the Indiana Vocational Technical College, and Leadership Everyone award in the category of Health Services. She has been a certified instructor for the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy and has been an NCCHC lead surveyor and trainer for 18 years.
SERVICES OFFERED
Inefficiencies in a correctional health delivery system can lead to an increased risk to the safety of the incarcerated population. This in turn increases risk of liability and expenditures for facility leaders. With experience evaluating correctional health systems for nearly two decades through surveying or consulting, Titus Correctional Health Consulting, LLC is prepared to review your correctional health system and provide feedback on efficiencies as well as any identified opportunities for improvement. Contact us to discuss how we can help.
Whether your facility is preparing for initial or reaccreditation by the National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC) or the American Correctional Association (ACA), Titus Correctional Health Consulting, LLC can perform a mock survey on the health care delivery system at your facility. We will review and observe current processes, supporting documentation, including administrative documents and health records, conduct interviews, and a conduct a thorough tour. The information gathered will be compared to the appropriate set of standards for a gap analysis and feedback on the preparation efforts. At the conclusion of the visit, we will conduct a thorough exit conference and provide a written report if desired.
Should you wish to collaborate on continued accreditation preparation and feedback following the visit, we also offer follow-up, monitoring, and ongoing review of documentation leading up to your survey or audit.
Our services are not just limited to national correctional health care accreditations though – we can help you with other types of audits as well.
Contact us to discuss accreditation preparation “packages” and let us help you achieve success!
As a correctional health care registered nurse since 1994, my experience as a nurse within a jail, my experience as a health services administrator, my experience as a surveyor and consult, and my involvement in the NCCHC standards revision process since 2013, serves as a foundation to forming expert opinions on nursing care and health care administration inside of detention or correctional facilities. I have experience reviewing cases, writing initial and rebuttal reports, being deposed, and testifying in court.
Ongoing education for health and custody staff is essential. With experience as a certified instructor by the Indiana Law Enforcement Academy, Ms. Titus has taught numerous health-related courses to correctional officers, law enforcement officers, health care staff, and judges including CPR, First Aid, AED, suicide prevention, and all health-related topics required by national correctional health care standards. She is a frequent speaker at conferences, including keynote presentations and all-day seminars, on topics related to correctional health care including but not limited to:
National correctional health care standards for jails, prisons, and juvenile facilities
National correctional mental health standards for jails, prisons, and juvenile facilities
Emergency response in corrections
Sick call
Establishing an effective medical surveillance program
Establishing an organized correctional health care system
Nursing documentation
Surveyor and Lead Surveyor Training
Correctional nursing and CCHP-N preparation class
Organizing and Running Effective Staff Meetings
“Playbook” for fixing a broken jail health system
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