Find Undiagnosed
You can’t treat the patients who haven’t been diagnosed, right?
To find patients who have hypertension, but are hiding in plain sight, you may want to start here:
Million Hearts Undiagnosed Hypertension Resources
https://millionhearts.hhs.gov/tools-protocols/undiagnosed-hypertension.html
National Association of Community Health Centers Undiagnosed Hypertension Change Package
Compilation of materials to help clinicians map and identify enhancements to clinical workflows that improve detection and diagnosis of hypertension. (National Association of Community Health Centers, January 2016)
http://mylearning.nachc.com/diweb/fs/file/id/229350
Improving Identification and Diagnosis of Hypertensive Patients Hiding in Plain Sight (HIPS) in Health Centers
Study illustrating how 10 health centers with a high prevalence of hypertension used algorithmic logic and clinical decision support to identify and engage patients at risk for undiagnosed hypertension. (The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, March 2018)
http://www.jointcommissionjournal.com/retrieve/pii/S1553725017302039