This study will assess whether adding a secure message reminder to routine care improves the percentage of patients who complete a follow-up appointment with a new, documented blood pressure reading.
Hypertension is one of the leading risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Optimizing blood pressure management can help prevent adverse cardiovascular outcomes. The National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) defines blood pressure control as less than 140/90 mmHg. Per this definition, less than half of Americans with hypertension are considered controlled. Literature has been published describing several ways of improving blood pressure management, but results have been variable.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
182
Single secure message reminder asking subjects to schedule an appointment with their provider or make a nurse visit to follow-up on their blood pressure
Kaiser Permanente Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Appointment with new blood pressure reading
Percentage of patients who complete an appointment with a new documented blood pressure reading within six weeks after distributing the secure message reminder
Time frame: 6 weeks
New appointment with new blood pressure reading
Time frame: 6 weeks
Existing appointment kept with new blood pressure reading
Time frame: 6 weeks
Change in antihypertensive regimen
Time frame: 6 weeks
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