Is this a challenge you face in your practice? The team from Park Nicollet Clinic has worked out an effective system for referring their patients to a CDC-led National Diabetes Prevention Program (National DPP) lifestyle change program that resulted in 41% of their patients who met referral criteria enrolling in the program.

 

You can hear more about the workflow strategies the team at Park Nicollet Clinic is using to help patients with prediabetes in this video . If any of these workflow strategies are of interest to you, please contact your Quality Insights Practice Transformation Specialist for assistance.

One in three American adults has high blood pressure, which puts them at risk for stroke and heart disease, two of the leading causes of death in the United States.

In response to this critical health issue, YMCA's Blood Pressure Self-Monitoring Program offers personalized support as participants develop the habit of monitoring their blood pressure. Patients who participate in the program take and record their blood pressure at least two times per month, attend two consultations a month with a Healthy Heart Ambassador, and attend monthly nutrition education seminars.

Recent studies have shown that despite the improvements in the overall health of the country, racial and ethnic minorities experience a lower quality of health care - they are less likely to receive routine medical care and face higher rates of morbidity and mortality than nonminorities. 

Click here to learn about the American Medical Association's mission to achieve health equity by mitigating disparity factors in the patient population .

Saturday, November 23, 2019 - Start Time: 9:00 a.m.

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Rural Health Clinical Congress (RHCC) 2019 is a free, fully-online, multi-topic CME/CE event, designed with the unique needs of you, your patients, and your practice in mind. Covered topics include diabetes, heart failure, asthma, teledermatology, and dyslipidemia. A maximum of 6.0 CME credits/contact hours are available for both providers and nurses.

 

Target:BP® CME Course: The Importance of Measuring Blood Pressure Accurately

This one-hour webinar from 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). 0.75 CME credit available upon completion.

 

AHA Enduring Webinar: Lifestyle Interventions for the Prevention and Treatment of Hypertension: Translating the Evidence into Clinical Practice

This one-hour webinar from AHA/AMA, recorded June 2018, reviews the evidence on proven lifestyle interventions and provides strategies to more effectively address lifestyle and behavior change with patients in practice. 0.75 CME available upon completion.