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Health Promotion Outreach To Overcome Clinical Inertia In The Treatment Of Patients With Poorly-Controlled Hypertension
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Active Outreach to Patients and Providers for Hypertension. Completed, enrolled 591 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
The goal of this project is to use health information technology and team-based care in novel ways to support the establishment of a Patient-Centered Medical Home model of care aimed at improving the diagnosis and management of hypertension. Compared with patients who receive usual care, patients who receive intervention will have a lower average systolic blood pressure 9 months after randomization.
Study Details
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Interventions
An outreach coordinator raised patient and provider awareness of unmet Blood Pressure goals, arranged Blood Pressure-focused clinic visits, and furnished providers with treatment decision support.