Million Hearts® Recognizes The 2017 Hypertension Control Champions

Million Hearts® Recognizes The 2017 Hypertension Control Champions

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today announced 24 winners of the 2017 Million Hearts Hypertension Control Challenge

The Champions, who provide care to more than 1.2 million adults, focused on proven strategies to help their patients achieve blood pressure control at rates at or above the Million Hearts® target of 70 percent.

“Too many Americans have high blood pressure, putting them at greater risk for a heart attack, stroke, dementia and other serious health threats,” said CDC Director Brenda Fitzgerald, M.D. “Controlling blood pressure is one of the most effective ways to keep people healthy. We applaud these Champions for such great progress.”

Nearly 1 in 3 American adults have high blood pressure, a leading cause of heart disease and strokes. Less than half of adults with high blood pressure have their condition under control. Even more alarming, millions of Americans have high blood pressure that is undiagnosed or untreated.

The Million Hearts initiative began a new five-year phase called Million Hearts 2022, with a renewed focus on keeping people healthy, optimizing care, and improving outcomes for priority populations.

The 2017 Million Hearts Hypertension Control Champions are:

Anming Luo Physician PC; Queens, New York

Charles King Chan, M.D.; Queens, New York

Citrus Health Network Inc.; Hialeah, Florida

Erwin Mermelstein, M.D.; East Brunswick, New Jersey

Greater Elgin Family Care Center; Elgin, Illinois

Jeffrey James Lim, M.D., FACP; Guymon, Oklahoma

LifeLong Medical Care Downtown Oakland Health Center; Berkeley, California

Lorain County Health & Dentistry; Lorain, Ohio

Lynn Community Center; Lynn, Massachusetts

Maninder S. Kohli, M.D.; Hinsdale, Illinois

Michael Andrew Cooper; M.D.; Flower Mound, Texas

Michael Richter, M.D.; Queens, New York

New West Physicians; Golden, Colorado

North Hudson Community Action Corporation Health Center; West New York, New Jersey

Ohio Health PCP, Eagleton; Columbus, Ohio

Plymouth Family Physicians; Plymouth, Wisconsin

River Hills Community Health Center; Ottumwa, Iowa

Rural Medical Services Inc.; Newport, Tennessee

Rush University Medical Group; Chicago, Illinois

Sanford Health Clinics; Bismarck, North Dakota

Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Groups; San Diego, California

Southwest Orlando Family Medicine; Orlando, Florida

The Wright Center Clarks Summit Clinic; Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania

WellOne Primary Medical and Dental Care; Pascoag, Rhode Island

  “We are excited to host this Challenge and showcase successful strategies used by our 2017 Champions to keep blood pressure under safe control, prevent heart attacks and strokes, and save lives,” said Janet Wright, M.D., a board-certified cardiologist and executive director of Million Hearts. “We had a higher than ever number of entrants this year, and we hope that these Champions inspire teams all over the country to make hypertension control a priority. We are already looking forward to celebrating the achievements of future Champions in the years to come.”

To be eligible, entrants shared verifiable high blood pressure control data on their patients. They highlighted successful strategies and best practices adopted by the practice or system, such as the use of health information technology and team-based care. All Champions achieved control rates of 70 percent or greater for their adult patients by using a variety of approaches, including:

Making high blood pressure control a priority.

Using evidence-based treatment guidelines and protocols.

Using health care teams to increase the frequency of contact with patients.

Consistently and strategically using electronic health records that include clinical decision support tools, patient reminders, and registry functionality.

Staying engaged with patients by offering free blood pressure checks and using a patient navigator, care coordinator, and home monitoring of blood pressure.

Million Hearts is a national initiative, co-led by the CDC and Centers for Medicare & Mediciad Services to prevent 1 million heart attacks and strokes between 2017 and 2022. Saving lives through better blood pressure control has been a longstanding CDC priority. CDC recognizes the Champions’ performance and shares their lessons learned to inspire others to focus on achieving similar success.

For more information about the initiative and resources, visit http://millionhearts.hhs.gov

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