Topic in Focus: Hypertension Control

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Ochsner Health’s digital program recognized for BP management

A study found Ochsner Health’s digital hypertension platform has clinical benefits, potential long-term savings and improvements to population health. 

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Hypertension CME on AMA Ed Hub™

From blood pressure management to measurement best practices and health inequities, gain the essential skills you need to help patients.

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4 big ways BP measurement goes wrong, and how to tackle them

Inaccurate blood pressure measurement can lead to incorrect hypertension classification. These are the errors that often occur and how to address them.

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Catch up with the CME activities your physician colleagues love

Earning, tracking and reporting CME is easy with AMA Ed Hub. Get up to speed with 10 of the website’s most popular CME activities.

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What doctors wish patients knew about atrial fibrillation

Atrial fibrillation (AFib) causes your heart to beat faster than it should. Paari Dominic, MBBS, MPH, of University of Iowa Health Care, shares more.

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How Rush boosted BP control on Chicago’s West Side

This simple step can be a lifesaver: rechecking a patient’s BP when it’s high. Rush University Medical Center now does it three times more often.

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What doctors wish patients knew about high cholesterol

Sorting through the good, the bad and the ugly about high cholesterol can be confusing. Two physicians set out to explain what to keep in mind. 

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Think you know your patient’s blood pressure? Maybe think again

The phenomenon of masked hypertension affects millions of patients, yet not all physicians are familiar with it. Learn to recognize and manage it.

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Pearl of the Week: Help for patients with uncontrolled hypertension

Find resources on embedding a pharmacist into the practice.

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