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Target BP gold and participant awards
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4 MIN READ

Here's how to earn recognition for your BP control work

Physician practices and health systems can earn recognition for their work in improving the hypertension-control rate among their patients. Find out how to get your plaudits.

Hypertension
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4 MIN READ

HTN guideline sparks clinics’ push for accurate BP measurement

This health system had thousands of patients with hypertension when the 2017 ACC/AHA guideline came out. Learn how they adjusted to push their BP-control rate to 83 percent.

Hypertension
Gena Allenby, Elizabeth Philippe, MD, and Carine Astree of Community Health of South Florida Inc.
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5 MIN READ

Practice sees firsthand how self-measured BP makes a difference

Out-of-office BP readings are critical to overcoming clinical inertia and white-coat hypertension. Here is how a South Florida practice got their patients involved.

Hypertension
AMA AHA Recognition Badges for Target BP
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3 MIN READ

More than 300 organizations honored for BP-control efforts

Participation in the AMA’s Target: BP Recognition Program helps physicians contribute to improving the national blood pressure control rate.

Hypertension
Man holding an electronic blood pressure measuring device.
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8 MIN READ

New BP guideline: 5 things physicians should know

Evidence-driven recommendations mean big changes for patients and physicians to understand. Here is what doctors need to know.

Hypertension
Medical technician taking patient's blood pressure.
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7 MIN READ

New data buttress SPRINT findings on 120 mm Hg BP target

Differences between clinical-trial and real-world measurements of BP should be considered when deciding how aggressive an approach to pursue.

Hypertension
Overhead view of a group of people in a crowd.
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5 MIN READ

Mass General brings population health outreach to primary care

Population health coordinators help patients with diabetes, cardiovascular disease and hypertension improve outcomes.

Population Care
Physician taking patient's blood pressure.
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4 MIN READ

Clinics that excel in BP control to get national recognition

Hundreds of physicians, clinics and health systems have joined a major push to prioritize blood pressure control to save lives.

Hypertension
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3 MIN READ

Is 120 mm Hg the new BP target? What headlines aren't telling you

A health study determined that 120 mm Hg is the new blood pressure target to lower mortality rates. What the headlines don’t say are those outcomes apply only to patients who meet the same criteria as study participants.

Hypertension