Hypertension Control

Part 1: Introduction

Part 2: Characteristics for Success: Hypertension Control

Part 3: Implementation of Quality Measure: Hypertension Control

Part 4: Improvement Strategies: Hypertension Control

Part 5: Holding the Gains and Spreading Improvement

Part 6: Supporting Information

Part 6: Supporting Information 

To gain insight into how a fictional QI team approached this measure, review a case study highlighting the Sunshine Health Care Center and its approach to improving Hypertension Control.

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2. Joint Commission
3. NQF-Endorsed™ National Voluntary Consensus Standards for Physician-Focused Ambulatory Care APPENDIX A –NCQA Measure Technical Specifications, April, 2008 V.7
4. AHRQ Innovations Exchange. - Strategies and quality-related tools to improve an organization's ability to innovate and adopt new ideas, and interact with innovators and adopters.
5. Health IT Adoption Toolbox
6. Improving Chronic Illness Care. - Dedicated to sharing strategies for improving how care teams deliver care for chronic illness
7. Institute for Healthcare Improvement. - General topics and strategies for improvement, including diabetes care.
8. National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute
9. CDC - DHDSP - High Blood Pressure Home