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practice tools: leveraging Your Care Team for the Most Accurate BP Measurement
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ssessing blood pressure may be a standard part of your clinical routine, but seemingly minor issues can impact blood pressure measurement, artificially inflating a patient's blood pressure by anywhere from 2 to 40 mm Hg. The common problems that account for inaccurate blood pressure management chart from the American Medical Association (AMA) addresses some occurrences that can result in an inaccurate blood pressure reading.
It can be easy to bypass simple steps that are critical in obtaining accurate blood pressure measurements. Training, educating and creating a clear clinic workflow for your care team can make a significant impact on the accurate assessment and treatment of blood pressure in your office.
Not sure where to start? Utilize the featured tools included in the new (2019)
Target:BP® Measure Accurately Quick-Start Guide, a one-page guide designed to assist you in identifying workflow needs and provide staff training resources, including:
A Quality Insights representative is available to help you in achieving the blood pressure goals you have in mind for your practice. Call
1.800.642.8686, ext. 137 if we can assist you in any way.
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practice transformation: guide offers strategies to optimize patient care through team-based approach
 Primary care is changing. All across the U.S., primary care practices are trying to transform themselves to improve the quality of their care, become patient-centered medical homes, and qualify for new payment opportunities. The Primary Care Team Guide, developed by staff at the MacColl Center for Health Care Innovation, offers practical advice, resources, and models to help leaders and staff engaged in or considering practice transformation build more effective care teams and deploy them to optimize patient care. Learn what can be done "behind the scenes" to help your practice achieve high-quality, team-based care.
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news you can use: BLOOD PRESSURE NEWSLETTER FROM TARGET:BP
Looking for additional solutions to better equip your practice and patients to help control high blood pressure?
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Patient Resource: Smart Phone Apps to Help Patients Monitor their Blood Pressure
 One great way to encourage patients to track their blood pressure at home is to promote the use of free cell phone apps designed to track and monitor blood pressure levels.
Quality Insights has developed a listing of several blood pressure apps
your patients may be interested in trying. Please note, this list is provided for informational purposes and does not imply endorsement by Quality Insights.
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 online education: webinars & e-courses
Webinar: Project ECHO Introduction: Our Mission, Model & Impact
Tuesday, November 19, 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 July 2018, trains physicians and clinical teams on the "Measure Accurately" component of the M.A.P. Framework. M.A.P. stands for Measure Accurately, Act Rapidly, and Partner with Patients, Families and Communities. Blood pressure variability, poor blood pressure measurement technique and white-coat effect contribute to uncertainty about what a patient's true blood pressure is. This uncertainty about the reliability of a patient's blood pressure reading is a leading cause of clinicians failing to act to manage high blood pressure (therapeutic inertia). CME credit (0.75) is available upon completion.
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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-111519
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