Investigators are examining the quality improvement impact of providing patients with a an electronic health record-connected blood pressure cuff. Investigators will give half of patients already eligible for hypertension management within a clinical pharmacist panel, the ability to upload their blood pressure data into Stanford's electronic health record.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
75
This intervention will allow patients to upload blood pressure data automatically from a blood pressure cuff into the electronic health record.
This intervention will consist of usual clinical care as determined by the clinical pharmacist.
Stanford Primary Care
Portola Valley, California, United States
Stanford Primary Care Clinic
Santa Clara, California, United States
Change in blood pressure over time in control group vs. the intervention group
Difference in the change in blood pressure between the control group and intervention group.
Time frame: From enrollment to 6 months later
Patient visits
Measurement of the number of in-person visits
Time frame: From enrollment to 6 months later
Patient remote interactions
Measurement of the number of patient phone calls plus patient-portal messages to the clinical pharmacist
Time frame: From enrollment to 6 months later
Medication changes
Number of changes in medication or medication dose
Time frame: From enrollment to 6 months later
Blood pressure control
Time to reach target blood pressure control (Adults 18-59 years of age \<140/90 mm Hg, Adults 60-85 years of age, without a diagnosis of diabetes, \<150/90 mm Hg, Adults 60-85 years of age, with a diagnosis of diabetes, \<140/90 mm Hg)
Time frame: From enrollment to 6 months later
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