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Hypertension controlled via Web-based program

Disease Management News, July 7, 2008

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A disease management program involving Web-based care from pharmacists and at-home blood pressure checks helped control hypertension without office visits, and patients with more severe hypertension were easily controlled, says the author of a study on electronic blood pressure (e-BP) control.

The study, which involved more than 700 patients in the Group Health plan in Seattle, found that Web-based care nearly doubled the percentage of people whose blood pressure was controlled (less than 140/90 mm Hg). The paper was published in the June 25 Journal of the American Medical Association.

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