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new module: quality insights releases patient engagement with hypertension practice module
 The new Patient Engagement with Hypertension Practice Module from Quality Insights
contains a high-level overview of evidence-based information related to cardiovascular health and blood pressure management. It is designed to promote and supplement your current quality improvement efforts, while empowering your patients to take important steps toward self-managing their blood pressure in between office visits.
Sections are highlighted by the
"3 As" - Awareness, Assessment and Action - and include many tools and resources that may also be located on the
Quality Insights website.
Hypertension Self-Management Workflow Modification Recommendations
Quality Insights compiled a list of workflow modifications and strategies related to improving patient engagement efforts around hypertension self-management for you to consider implementing in your practice. As an active participant in the Improving the Health of Americans through Prevention and Management of Diabetes, Heart Disease and Stroke initiative being led by Quality Insights, it is
 recommended that your practice
implement at least ONE of these workflow improvements.
Download the list here.
The Quality Insights team is available to support your workflow modification efforts - at no cost to your practice - so please email
Ashley Biscardi if you need any assistance.
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self-measurement of blood pressure: Determining Your Goals
 Ideally, everybody with hypertension should have their own home blood pressure monitor, but in a resource-constrained healthcare environment, that may not always be feasible, at least in the near-term. How do you best align your self-measurement of blood pressure (SMBP) goals with your current environment and where you can do the most good?
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patient resource:
download a list of Free blood pressure Screening sites near you
Quality Insights has released up-to-date listings of free blood pressure screening locations in Delaware. Click the links below to find locations in your county:
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lifestyle change programs: point your patients in the right direction
 Lifestyle changes are key to both blood pressure and diabetes management and have been shown to be effective in helping people with weight loss, healthy diet, reduced intake of dietary sodium, enhanced intake of dietary potassium, physical activity, and moderation in alcohol intake.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends the following evidence-based lifestyle change programs as appropriate choices for referral of adults with high blood pressure:
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 patient engagement: how to make control your goal
Patients play a significant role in successfully managing their blood pressure. This can feel like a daunting task for some people, but it doesn't have to. Use the Million Hearts® How to Make Control Your Goal flyer to teach patients how they can take small, manageable steps to make blood pressure an achievable goal.
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online education: webinars & e-courses
 Webinar: Project ECHO Introduction: Our Mission, Model & Impact
Tuesday, December 10, 2019 - 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
ECHO Institute hosts this great opportunity to hear a 90-minute overview of the ECHO model and how it started, interact with others learning about ECHO for the first time, and meet members of the ECHO team.
Quality Insights is partnering with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Project ECHO, an innovative program that offers providers helpful information about the treatment and management of patients with hypertension and diabetes. Project ECHO is a collaborative model of medical education and care management that empowers clinicians everywhere to provide better care to more people, right where they live. If you have interest in participating in Project ECHO, please contact your local Quality Insights representative.
This one-hour webinar from the American Heart Association/American Medical Association (AHA/AMA), recorded in August 2018, trains physicians and clinical teams on the "Act Rapidly" component of the M.A.P. Framework. Acting rapidly to manage high blood pressure is a key component to Target: BP's ability to improve blood pressure control. This is accomplished by using a combination of an evidence-based treatment protocol, having patients return frequently for follow-up until their blood pressure is controlled, single-pill combination therapy, and incorporating feedback metrics whenever possible to drive improvement for the care of patients. 1 CME credit is available upon completion.
Explore the latest in hypertension, including the epidemiology, prevention, treatment, and long-term outcomes of high blood pressure. Courses are eligible for CME credit and are offered
in a variety of formats, including video, audio, and written articles.
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 mark your calendar: upcoming events
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This publication was supported by the Cooperative Agreement Number NU58DP2018006563 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.
Publication number: DEDPH-HD-112919
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