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Hypertension
Scholarly Publications
Assessing Screening Policies for Childhood Obesity
January 2012
To address growing concerns over childhood obesity, the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recently recommended that children undergo obesity screening beginning at age 6.
Home blood pressure management and improved blood pressure control: results from a randomized controlled trial
December 2011
Abstract BACKGROUND: To determine which of 3 interventions was most effective in improving blood pressure (BP) control, we performed a 4-arm randomized trial with 18-month follow-up at the primary...
Improving practice guidelines with patient-specific recommendations
December 2011
Clinical practice guidelines aim to help providers make decisions that optimize patient care (1).
Other Publications
When Tight Blood Pressure Control is not for Everyone: A New Model for Performance Measurement in Hypertension
April 2010
Background: Many patients with hypertension have legitimate reasons to forego standard blood pressure targets yet are nonetheless included in performance measurement systems.
CHP/PCOR Quarterly Update, fall 2004 issue
October 2004
This issue of CHP/PCOR's quarterly newsletter covers news and developments from the summer 2004 quarter.
News
Understanding the link between preeclampsia and heart disease later in life
November 2018
Stanford researchers are awarded a 4-year, $6 million NIH grant to study the links between preeclampsia and subsequent risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) as they grow older.
Projects
Automated performance metrics for quality improvement in complex chronic disease
As the population of older adults in the US increases, there is a growing need for performance measurement systems that take multiple comorbid conditions into account.
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National Trends and Practice Patterns of Detection and Treatment of Hypertension During Ambulatory Visits in the U.S.
Practice guidelines aim to guide physician practice according to the best available evidence. Data were mixed regarding the impact of practice guidelines on physician prescribing.
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The Cost Impact of Changing Antihypertensive Medication Prescribing for the Elderly
January 2021
The aim of this seed is to identify the relative impact of various cost drivers on the increasing cost of hypertension treatment among US elderly.
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