There are well-established guidelines for treating hypertension (HTN), yet only half of patients with HTN meet the defined target of<140/90. Team-based care (TBC) is an evidence-based strategy for improving blood pressure (BP) management and control. TBC is defined as the provision of health services by at least two health professionals “who work collaboratively with patients and their caregivers to accomplish shared goals to achieve coordinated, high-quality care”. However, primary care practices experience challenges to implementing TBC principles and care processes; these are more pronounced in small independent practice settings (SIPs). Practice facilitation (PF) is an implementation strategy that may overcome barriers to adopting evidence-based TBC to improve HTN management in SIPs. This study will provide much needed guidance on how to optimize adoption and sustainability of TBC in independent primary care settings to reduce the burden of disease related to suboptimal BP control and advance
understanding of how facilitation works to improve implementation of evidence-based interventions