Testing an innovative approach to improve hypertension management at a Federally Qualified Health Center

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• Alternative Title:
  J Public Health Manag Pract
• Personal Author:
  Barragan, Noel C. ; Wu, Cecilia ; Ly, Ana ; Oh, Sang-Mi ; Kuo, Tony
• Description:
  Despite the availability of effective treatments, hypertension control rates remain inadequate in the United States and locally in Los Angeles County. To address this health condition, QueensCare Health Centers developed and launched a team-based hypertension management program that was led by clinical pharmacists and designed to mitigate treatment barriers encountered at the system, provider, and patient levels. System- and provider-focused strategies included incorporating self-monitored blood pressure values into the electronic health record and retraining clinicians to regularly review these values; adding a community health worker to the disease management team; and utilizing clinical pharmacists to assess and titrate medications. Patient-focused strategies included tailoring education materials to reduce literacy and linguistic barriers; providing tailored one-on-one education and support; and providing blood pressure cuffs and pedometers. This multilevel intervention serves as a practical example of how team-based care can be optimized at a Federally Qualified Health Center.
• Subjects:
  • Humans
  • Hypertension
  • Los Angeles
  • Disease Management
  • Community Health Centers
• Keywords:
  • hypertension
  • pharmacists
  • community health workers
  • team-based care
  • home blood pressure monitoring
• Source:
  J Public Health Manag Pract. 30:S46-S51
• Pubmed ID:
  38870360
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC11178249
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  NU58DP006619/DP/NCCDPHP CDC HHSUnited States/ ; NU58DP006619/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  30
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/157980/cdc_157980_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 63.26 KB]
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:83f5b524f89fbf3323bdb6444a059e6273f6f2a5e7aae9b91b5cf5370dce39632744bcff6d7ae8239940a55d37f258d9b5117f2326a755712e1629cc61872e32