Connecting Rheumatology Patients to Primary Care for High Blood Pressure: Specialty Clinic Protocol Improves Follow-up and Population Blood Pressures.
Christie M BartelsEdmond RamlyHeather M JohnsonDiane R LauverDaniel J PanyardZhanhai LiEmmanuel SampeneKristin LewickiPatrick E McBridePublished in: Arthritis care & research (2020)
Implementing the BP Connect specialty clinic protocol in rheumatology clinics improved timely follow-up and demonstrated reduced population-level rates of high BP. These findings highlight a timely strategy to improve BP follow-up amid new guidelines and quality measures.
Keyphrases
- primary care
- blood pressure
- end stage renal disease
- randomized controlled trial
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- juvenile idiopathic arthritis
- quality improvement
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- general practice
- type diabetes
- heart rate
- rheumatoid arthritis
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- weight loss