Improving blood pressure control in a large multiethnic California population through changes in health care delivery, 2004-2012

Prev Chronic Dis. 2014 Oct 30:11:E191. doi: 10.5888/pcd11.140173.

Abstract

The Kaiser Permanente Southern California (Kaiser) health care system succeeded in improving hypertension control in a multiethnic population by adopting a series of changes in health care delivery. Data from the Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (HEDIS) was used to assess blood pressure control from 2004 through 2012. Hypertension control increased overall from 54% to 86% during that period, and 80% or more in every subgroup, regardless of race/ethnicity, preferred language, or type of health insurance plan. Health care delivery changes improved hypertension control across a large multiethnic population, which indicates that health care systems can achieve a clinical target goal of 70% for hypertension control in their populations.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Antihypertensive Agents / therapeutic use
  • Asian
  • Black or African American
  • California / epidemiology
  • California / ethnology
  • Delivery of Health Care / standards*
  • Disease Management
  • Female
  • Hispanic or Latino
  • Humans
  • Hypertension / drug therapy
  • Hypertension / prevention & control*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Process Assessment, Health Care
  • Quality Improvement
  • Time Factors
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Antihypertensive Agents