Program tied to system-wide blood pressure benefits

By Genevra Pittman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A comprehensive high blood pressure program at one California health system led to a near doubling in the proportion of patients who had their blood pressure under control, according to a new study. After the program was launched at Kaiser Permanente Northern California in 2001, the share of people with hypertension whose most recent blood pressure reading was in line with guidelines went from 44 percent to 80 percent by 2009. "I think there are many parts of this program that would likely be applicable in other primary care settings," Dr. ...



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