Pharmacist hypertension management using an electronic health record-based approach

• Published in: The American journal of managed care Vol. 28; no. 4; pp. e121 - e125
• Main Authors: Soreide, Kristin K, Solomon, Octavia, Farhat, Nada M, Kolander, Sarah, Gottschall, Terry, George, Diane L, Szandzik, Edward G, Kalus, James S, Thomas, Emily
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States MultiMedia Healthcare Inc 01.04.2022
• Subjects: African Americans; Ambulatory care; Antihypertensive Agents - pharmacology; Antihypertensive Agents - therapeutic use; Blood Pressure; Chronic illnesses; Clinical significance; Clinics; Cohort analysis; Collaboration; Data analysis; Drug stores; Electronic Health Records; Health care access; Humans; Hypertension; Hypertension - complications; Hypertension - drug therapy; Intervention; Patient compliance; Pharmacists; Primary care; Retrospective Studies; Smartphones; Telemedicine

To evaluate the impact of the chronic medication optimization pharmacist (CMOP) program on blood pressure (BP) control and time to goal compared with usual care in the ambulatory care setting. This was a retrospective cohort study that included patients from June 2018 to June 2020 who were seen in a...