Cardiovascular disease (CVD) disproportionately affects people of color and those with lower household income. Improving blood pressure (BP) and cholesterol management for those with or at […]
Self-management education and support are essential for improved diabetes control. A 1-year randomized telephonic diabetes self-management intervention (Bronx A1C) among a predominantly Latino and African American […]
We wanted to describe small, independent primary care practices’ performance in meeting the Million Hearts ABCSs (aspirin use, blood pressure control, cholesterol management, and smoking screening […]
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 […]
HealthyHearts New York City (HHNYC), one of 7 cooperatives funded through the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s EvidenceNOW initiative, evaluated the impact of practice facilitation […]
HealthyHearts NYC was a stepped wedge randomized control trial that tested the effectiveness of practice facilitation on the adoption of cardiovascular disease guidelines in small primary […]
A stepped-wedge, cluster randomized controlled trial assessed the effectiveness of practice facilitation(PF) for adoption of guidelines for prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease risk factors. This […]
In New York City (NYC), hypertension and high cholesterol disproportionately affect residents with low household income and people of color. The NYC Health Department employed practice […]
Only half of patients with hypertension have adequately controlled blood pressure. Clinical decision support (CDS) has the potential to overcome barriers to delivering guideline-recommended care and […]