Improving Hypertension _ Diabetes Control and Prevention
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just three openings left: participate in quality insights' Home Blood Pressure Monitor Loaner Program

man taking own bp Have you heard about the Home Blood Pressure (BP) Monitor Loaner Program from Quality Insights? There are currently seven Delaware practices participating in this program and yours could be the next! Sign up now and your office will be supplied with up to five automated home blood pressure monitors that can be loaned to patients. 

This new program will allow patients to monitor their BP at home. The loaner program is great for patients that do not currently own a BP monitor or for those lacking the resources to immediately purchase a device. A loaned home BP monitor is also useful when a patient is newly diagnosed with hypertension or when a patient experiences a change in BP medication. Patients and providers are able to track and monitor pre-hypertensive patients, patients with uncontrolled hypertension, hypertensive drugs and therapies prescribed to patients, and patients with recent or past histories of hypertensive crises. 

Please note that there are NO COSTS associated with participation in the Quality Insights Home BP Monitor Loaner Program.

Quality Insights is currently looking for three additional practices to join the program, so if your practice is interested in participating, please email Ashley Biscardi or give her a call at 302.290.9258.
clinician resource: hrsa guide provides details about hypertension Control Quality measure and implementation strategies 

provider resource icon The Department of Health and Human Services - Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) provides a detailed overview of the Hypertension Control quality measure and outlines the intended use for this measure. It also highlights the benefits of implementing this measure into your practice's quality improvement (QI) program and includes specific strategies to improve your offices hypertension control measure. Some specific strategies are listed below:
  • Obtain discounts for scales, home BP machines and education programs.
  • Train healthcare team on benefits and importance of patient self-management.
  • Review reports of patients with hypertension that have not had a visit in the past 3 months. Use a community health worker to re-engage these patients in your practice and their care.
  • Partner with one or two hypertension specialists (include MOU for feedback reports).
  • Promote non-clinical relationships with health club facilities, healthy food organizations etc.
  • Execute a report of patients with documented BP >140/90, but have not been diagnosed with hypertension. Assign clinician to identify patients that should have an appointment for hypertension based on past BP readings and recall these patients.
  • Include other disciplines as part of the team: for example, pharmacists for medication education and adherence, dieticians for nutritional support, social services to facilitate other physical and environmental needs that may exist.
Download the Hypertension Control packet, a comprehensive plan from HRSA, now. Please remember that Quality Insights is here to assist your practice with its implementation efforts.
raise awareness: million hearts ® toolkit offers tools & messaging aimed at uncovering undiagnosed hypertension  

The Million Hearts® national campaign has made BP control a critical national priority and has developed clinician and patient resources to help you find patients with hypertension who are hiding in plain sight in your system or practice. 

You can help raise awareness among your colleagues and patients who may be hiding in plain sight. Use the images and messaging included in the Undiagnosed Hypertension Partner Toolkit to share messages on social media, add an announcement to your e-newsletter, or include a badge in your e-signature.

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Take a moment to visit the Undiagnosed Hypertension page on the Million Hearts® website to access these resources to enhance your understanding of prevalence of hypertensive patients 'hiding in plain sight', and the dangers it poses to your patients the longer it goes untreated.
mark your calendar: PARTICIPATE IN AN UPCOMING HYPERTENSION AND DIABETES EVENT NEAR YOU  

calendar icon Wilmington Go Red Luncheon
DuPont Country Club
May 16, 2019 at 9:30 a.m.

The Go Red for Women luncheon continues to serve as the cornerstone event of the Go Red for Women movement in local communities. This empowering event focuses on preventing heart disease and stroke by promoting healthy lifestyles, building awareness and raising critically-needed funds to support research and education initiatives. Click here for more information .
 
Southern Delaware Heart Ball
Dover Downs Hotel & Conference Center
June 1, 2019 at 6:00 p.m.

Heart Ball supporters will help us to connect, innovate, influence and invest in advancing our efforts to change health outcomes as they relate to heart disease and stroke. Heart Ball celebrates these efforts to build a foundation of health in our community and ensure everyone lives a longer healthier life. The evening festivities will include dinner, an opportunity to Open Your Heart and further support the mission and an exciting live auction. Click here for additional details.
 
2019 Southern Delaware Heart Walk Rehoboth
Rehoboth Beach Bandstand
September 22, 2019 at 9:00 a.m.

By participating in the Heart Walk, you're joining a million Heart Walk Heroes from across the nation raising funds for lifesaving science. Science that can teach us all how to live longer and be Healthy for Good. Click here for for more information

contact information

For more details about the Improving Hypertension and Diabetes Care & Prevention project, please contact Ashley Biscardi, Sarah Toborowski, Ryan Williamson, and Danielle Nugent.
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This publication was supported by the Cooperative Agreement Number 1U58DP004799-01 from the Centers for Disease Control and 
Prevention. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 
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