Encourage your patients to take the important steps needed to control their blood pressure and lower their risk of heart disease and stroke. Learn more. 

Addressing the growing health risk of hypertension cannot be achieved by clinicians alone. Patients must actively get involved in the process of taking control of their health utilizing evidence-based strategies. This includes Self-Measured Blood Pressure Monitoring (SMBP) , defined as the regular measurement of blood pressure by a patient at home or elsewhere outside the clinic setting using a personal home measurement device.

The following sources explain how SMBP can be effective for your patients and practice:

• The Joint Scientific Statement from the American Heart Association (AHA), American Society of Hypertension (ASH), and Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association (PCNA) encourages increased regular use of SMBP by clinicians.
• The CDC's Self-Management Support & Education Guide reviews evidence behind patient self-management.
• The Million Hearts® Self-Measured Blood Pressure Monitoring: Action Steps for Clinicians is a comprehensive guide filled with information and step-by-step actions to help make SMBP part of a practice's routine standard of care.
• The Self-Measured Blood Pressure Monitoring Interactive Infographic for Clinicians is an at-a-glance resource that provides an overview of SMBP and how to implement an SMBP program.

CME Course:  Using SMBP to Diagnose and Manage HBP

This one-hour activity trains physicians, their care teams and other participants registered for the AMA/AHA joint initiative Target: BP on the appropriate use of Self-Measured Blood Pressure Monitoring (SMBP) in clinical practice. The American Heart Association designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. 

Quality Insights Recorded Webinar: Hypertension Hiding in Plain Sight

In this webinar session, Dr. Edward Sobel, Quality Insights Medical Director, takes a closer look at the status of hypertension and its significant implications for clinicians and practices. The discussion will include both an evaluation of the problem as well as solutions.

American Heart Association/American Diabetes Association Podcast: Know Diabetes by Heart

This AHA/ADA jointly-produced podcast includes episodes exploring the link between cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. Topics include up-to-date standards of care, guidelines and their implications, approaches to shared decision making, and more. Listen today and improve your patients' outcomes!