Home Blood Pressure Monitoring Project

Launched by KAISER PERMANENTE · Jul 13, 2010

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ClinConnect Summary

STUDY OBJECTIVES:

Primary:

• To determine the proportion of patients in each group who achieve their target BP goals at 6 months, according to national clinical practice guidelines

Secondary:

The following parameters will be evaluated between groups:

* Change in BP measures between baseline and at 6 months
* Proportion of patients who are receiving antihypertensive treatments in accordance to national clinical practice guidelines
* Adherence to hypertensive medication regimen during the 6-month follow-up period
* Patient satisfaction with the care model.

Gender

ALL

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Age 18 to 85 years At least 1 diagnosis for hypertension,
• • Receive primary care from one of the participating clinics,
• • The two most recent BPs documented within that last 24 months are elevated (SBP\>140 and/or DBP\>90)
• • Receiving \< 3 antihypertensive medications, and
• • Have access to a computer with a USB port.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Pregnant, or breast-feeding,
• • Patients on dialysis or being followed by nephrology,
• • Patients with coronary artery disease, given these patients are already followed by the Clinical Pharmacy Cardiac Risk Service (CPCRS),
• • On KPCO "Do Not Call" or deceased list,
• • PCP does not give permission to include patient in the study,
• • BP is at or below target at the baseline study visit,
• • Not English-speaking.