Rheumatology High Blood Pressure Protocol Reduces Disparities, But Delays Remain for External Primary Care.

IF 2.4 4区 医学 Q2 RHEUMATOLOGY
Sancia Ferguson, Bret M Hanlon, Edmond Ramly, Monica L Messina, Jennifer Ibrahim, Paul Rake, Christie M Bartels
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Abstract

Background/objective: To address high blood pressure (BP) in rheumatology patients, we previously implemented BP Connect, a brief staff-driven protocol to address high BP. Although timely follow-up and hypertension rates improved for patients with in-system primary care (PC), many receive PC and rheumatology care in separate health systems. In this cohort study, we compared rates of timely PC follow-up for high BP across-system health maintenance organizations (HMOs) before and after BP Connect implementation.

Methods: All adult patients with high rheumatology clinic BP and PC in that HMO were eligible. BP Connect's protocol engaged the staff in remeasuring high BP (≥140/90 mm Hg), advising cardiovascular disease risk, and connecting timely PC follow-up, which for patients with PC across system includes written follow-up instructions. After an eligible rheumatology visit, the next HMO PC visit with BP was used to determine rates and odds of timely follow-up before and after using multivariable logistic regression.

Results: Across 1327 rheumatology visits with high BP and across-system PC (2013-2019), 951 occurred after 2015 BP Connect implementation; 400 had confirmed high BP. Primary care follow-up rose from 20.5% to 23.5%. The odds of timely PC BP follow-up insignificantly changed (odds ratio, 1.19; confidence interval, 0.85-1.68). For visits with Black patients, the odds of timely follow-up did significantly increase (1.95; confidence interval, 1.02-3.79).

Conclusions: Timely follow-up for Black patients did improve, highlighting protocol interventions for more equitable health care. In contrast to our prior in-system study, BP Connect did not significantly improve follow-up with an across-system PC, indicating a need for direct scheduling. Future directions include piloting direct across-system scheduling.

风湿病学高血压治疗方案减少了差异,但外部初级保健仍存在延误。
背景/目的:为了解决风湿病患者的高血压(BP)问题,我们之前实施了 "血压连接"(BP Connect)项目,这是一项由医护人员主导的解决高血压问题的简短方案。虽然在系统内接受初级保健(PC)的患者的及时随访率和高血压发病率有所提高,但许多患者是在不同的医疗系统中接受初级保健和风湿病治疗的。在这项队列研究中,我们比较了 BP Connect 实施前后跨系统健康维护组织(HMO)的高血压 PC 及时随访率:方法:所有在风湿病诊所血压偏高且在该 HMO 中患有 PC 的成年患者均符合条件。BP Connect 的协议让工作人员参与重新测量高血压(≥ 140/90 mm Hg)、告知心血管疾病风险并及时联系 PC 随访,对于跨系统 PC 患者,该协议包括书面随访指导。在符合条件的风湿病就诊后,使用多变量逻辑回归法确定下一次 HMO PC 就诊前后及时随访血压的比率和几率:在 1327 例血压偏高且跨系统 PC 的风湿病就诊中(2013-2019 年),951 例发生在 2015 年 "血压连接 "实施之后;400 例确诊为血压偏高。初级保健随访率从 20.5% 上升至 23.5%。及时进行 PC 血压随访的几率变化不大(几率比,1.19;置信区间,0.85-1.68)。对于黑人患者的就诊,及时随访的几率确实显著增加(1.95;置信区间,1.02-3.79):结论:黑人患者的及时随访率确实有所提高,这凸显了为实现更公平的医疗保健而采取的协议干预措施。与我们之前的系统内研究相比,BP Connect 并未显著改善跨系统 PC 的随访情况,这表明需要进行直接调度。未来的发展方向包括试点跨系统直接调度。
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3.50
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2.90%
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228
审稿时长
4-8 weeks
期刊介绍: JCR: Journal of Clinical Rheumatology the peer-reviewed, bimonthly journal that rheumatologists asked for. Each issue contains practical information on patient care in a clinically oriented, easy-to-read format. Our commitment is to timely, relevant coverage of the topics and issues shaping current practice. We pack each issue with original articles, case reports, reviews, brief reports, expert commentary, letters to the editor, and more. This is where you''ll find the answers to tough patient management issues as well as the latest information about technological advances affecting your practice.
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