TY - JOUR
T1 - The need for transformative innovation in hypertension management
AU - Roark, Robin F.
AU - Shah, Bimal R.
AU - Udayakumar, Krishna
AU - Peterson, Eric D.
PY - 2011/9
Y1 - 2011/9
N2 - Despite multiple available effective therapies for hypertension, many patients with high blood pressure in the United States are not adequately controlled. This inability to effectively manage hypertension can be attributed to patient, provider, and system failures. To create an effective model for hypertension management, current care delivery systems must be reorganized around the following principles: improved patient engagement and patient-provider communication, increased use of nonphysician providers, better performance monitoring and feedback systems, and better aligned reimbursement models. Transformation of care around these principles would lead to marked improvements in cost, quality, and access to care.
AB - Despite multiple available effective therapies for hypertension, many patients with high blood pressure in the United States are not adequately controlled. This inability to effectively manage hypertension can be attributed to patient, provider, and system failures. To create an effective model for hypertension management, current care delivery systems must be reorganized around the following principles: improved patient engagement and patient-provider communication, increased use of nonphysician providers, better performance monitoring and feedback systems, and better aligned reimbursement models. Transformation of care around these principles would lead to marked improvements in cost, quality, and access to care.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ahj.2011.06.010
DO - 10.1016/j.ahj.2011.06.010
M3 - Review article
C2 - 21884855
AN - SCOPUS:80052293461
SN - 0002-8703
VL - 162
SP - 405
EP - 411
JO - American heart journal
JF - American heart journal
IS - 3
ER -