This article series is our monthly tool to help you maximize patient
health outcomes in accordance with NCQA?s1
HEDIS®2 measurements
for high-quality care on important dimensions of services.
HEDIS® definition
Controlling High Blood Pressure (CBP): The percentage of
commercial and Medicare members ages 18 ? 85 who had a diagnosis
of hypertension (HTN) and whose blood pressure was adequately
controlled (
Quick tips for improvement
- ✔Measure a patient?s blood pressure at the beginning and end of each
visit, making sure to record the lower value.
- ✔Leverage the Hypertension Program offered through IBC Health
Coaches.
- ✔Provide patients with educational resources from the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention:
www.cdc.gov/bloodpr
essure/materials_for_patients.htm.
Stars Alert!
Controlling High Blood
Pressure is also a Medicare
Stars3 measure.
Did you know that providers
registered for ePASS® can
receive financial incentives
by documenting certain
patient encounters, including
CBP documentation?
Register for ePASS® and enter your registration
code (ePASS2012) to sign up.
Support from IBC
IBC Health Coaches can collaborate with you to support and guide
your patients through an acute or chronic episode to help achieve
the medical treatment goals you establish. IBC Health Coaches
are available 24/7/365 and can support your patients as they make
important decisions about their health. Ask your IBC patients to call an
IBC Health Coach at 1-800-ASK-BLUE and say ?Health Coach? when
prompted.
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Highlighting HEDIS® topics.
1 The National Committee for Quality
Assurance (NCQA) is the most widely
recognized accreditation program in the U.S.
2 The Healthcare Effectiveness Data and
Information Set (HEDIS) is an NCQA tool
used by more than 90 percent of U.S. health
plans to measure performance on important
dimensions of care.
3 Stars is a program developed by the
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
to measure quality health care. Ratings
are published annually to help educate
consumers prior to enrollment decisions.
HEDIS is a registered trademark of the National Committee
for Quality Assurance (NCQA). Used with permission.