Improving Health Outcomes: Blood Pressure (IHO:BP)

American Medical Association

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Hypertension

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02021981

#2013-1094

Details and patient eligibility

About

This quality improvement project is focused on improving hypertension care delivery processes in ambulatory clinical practices, 5 in Illinois and 5 in Maryland for a total of 10 practice sites.The primary aim of this quality improvement project is to improve blood pressure control among patients receiving routine care for hypertension in a diverse group of ambulatory clinical practices. A secondary aim is for American Medical Association (AMA) and Johns Hopkins Medicine (JHM) quality improvement staff to figure out the best way to help clinical practices in achieving improved blood pressure control, including working to increase the use of home blood pressure monitoring.

Enrollment: 10 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

The Practice Sites must

• Self-identify as either primary care internal medicine, family practice, or cardiology
• Have an electronic health record
• Serve patient populations that are diverse and representative of the U.S. adult population
• Have a significant number of male and female patients, age 18 or older, voluntarily receiving care for hypertension
• Have the resources, staff, and commitment to complete this quality improvement project

Trial design

10 participants in 10 patient groups

Observational Group 1

Description:

Coach care teams in the practice site on how to implement evidence-based enhancements in hypertension care delivery processes, using established quality improvement principles and methods. In one year, figure out the best way to help different types of ambulatory clinical practices achieve improved blood pressure control.

Observation Group 2

Description:

Coach care teams in the practice site on how to implement evidence-based enhancements in hypertension care delivery processes, using established quality improvement principles and methods. In one year, figure out the best way to help different types of ambulatory clinical practices achieve improved blood pressure control.

Observation Group 3

Description:

Coach care teams in the practice site on how to implement evidence-based enhancements in hypertension care delivery processes, using established quality improvement principles and methods. In one year, figure out the best way to help different types of ambulatory clinical practices achieve improved blood pressure control.

Observation Group 4

Description:

Coach care teams in the practice site on how to implement evidence-based enhancements in hypertension care delivery processes, using established quality improvement principles and methods. In one year, figure out the best way to help different types of ambulatory clinical practices achieve improved blood pressure control.

Observation Group 5

Description:

Coach care teams in the practice site on how to implement evidence-based enhancements in hypertension care delivery processes, using established quality improvement principles and methods. In one year, figure out the best way to help different types of ambulatory clinical practices achieve improved blood pressure control.

Observation Group 6

Description:

Coach care teams in the practice site on how to implement evidence-based enhancements in hypertension care delivery processes, using established quality improvement principles and methods. In one year, figure out the best way to help different types of ambulatory clinical practices achieve improved blood pressure control.

Observation Group 7

Description:

Coach care teams in the practice site on how to implement evidence-based enhancements in hypertension care delivery processes, using established quality improvement principles and methods. In one year, figure out the best way to help different types of ambulatory clinical practices achieve improved blood pressure control.

Observation Group 8

Description:

Coach care teams in the practice site on how to implement evidence-based enhancements in hypertension care delivery processes, using established quality improvement principles and methods. In one year, figure out the best way to help different types of ambulatory clinical practices achieve improved blood pressure control.

Observation Group 9

Description:

Coach care teams in the practice site on how to implement evidence-based enhancements in hypertension care delivery processes, using established quality improvement principles and methods. In one year, figure out the best way to help different types of ambulatory clinical practices achieve improved blood pressure control.

Observation Group 10

Description:

Coach care teams in the practice site on how to implement evidence-based enhancements in hypertension care delivery processes, using established quality improvement principles and methods. In one year, figure out the best way to help different types of ambulatory clinical practices achieve improved blood pressure control.