Improving Health Outcomes: Blood Pressure

Improving Health Outcomes: Blood Pressure Program in Practice Sites Located in the Chicago Metropolitan Area and in Maryland

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.

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