Translation of hypertension treatment guidelines into practice: A review of implementation

Journal of the American Society of Hypertension

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 197-207

  Handler, Joel ^a   Lackland, Daniel T ^a  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

Author keywords

guidelines; Hypertension; implementation

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; CHOLESTEROL; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; THIAZIDE DIURETIC AGENT;

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BLOOD PRESSURE VARIABILITY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL PATHWAY; COMMUNICATION SKILL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSLIPIDEMIA; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; LANGUAGE; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MEDICAL AUDIT; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHARMACIST; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SELF CARE; TEAMWORK; TELEMONITORING; TREATMENT PLANNING; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

CALIFORNIA; COMMUNICATION; ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT CARE TEAM; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC;

EID: 79960556751     PISSN: 19331711     EISSN: 18787436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jash.2011.03.002     Document Type: Review

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