Quick Practice Assessment Tool

How well do you measure?

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Have a nurse or medical assistant take a patient’s BP? Use a validated, automated upper-arm device to measure BP? Measure BP in an environment that supports appropriate patient positioning (e.g., quiet, chairs with back support, hard surface to support arm at heart level, foot stool available)? Properly prepare patients before taking a BP measurement (e.g., advise to avoid tobacco and caffeine within 30 minutes, ensure patients have empty bladder, position patient properly)? Take a repeat or “confirmatory” measurement if initial BP is high?

How Rapidly Do You act?

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Notify the provider if a patient has high BP? Flag high BPs in the electronic health record (EHR)? Use a hypertension treatment protocol? Identify patients with uncontrolled BP using an EHR report? Identify contributing factors of clinical inertia?

How well do you partner?

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Engage patients using evidence-based collaborative communication strategies, such as teach-back? Encourage patients to self-manage using Self-Measured Blood Pressure (SMBP)? Direct patients and families to resources that support medication adherence? Promote adoption of healthy habits, and connect patients with resources that can help? Foster specific lifestyle changes that can prevent and help manage high blood pressure?

How well do you use SMBP?

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Train your staff on the correct use of SMBP techniques? Identify patients who would benefit from SMBP? Train patients on how to correctly self-measure their BP (e.g., device and cuff selection, preparation, positioning, timing)? Inform patients how to share their SMBP results? Average and interpret SMBP results?

Quick Practice Assessment Tool

Take a brief assessment of your practice to learn where you’re doing well and identify opportunities for improvement.

How well do you measure?

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Do you…

Your Results

Measure Accurately:

Measure Accurately:

Measure Accurately:

How Rapidly Do You act?

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Do you…

Your score

Act Rapidly:

Act Rapidly:

Act Rapidly:

How well do you partner?

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Do you…

Your score

Partner With Patients:

Partner With Patients:

Partner With Patients:

How well do you use SMBP?

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Do you…

Your score

Self-Measured Blood Pressure:

Self-Measured Blood Pressure:

Self-Measured Blood Pressure:

Your Results