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AMA encourages more patients to know numbers on World Hypertension Day

On World Hypertension Day, AMA is urging more Americans to monitor their blood pressure levels and take quick action to get it under control.

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Essential steps to help patients of color control BP

Address these four barriers to help minority patients with hypertension lower their blood pressure, says cardiologist and AMA member Keith C. Ferdinand, MD.

Prevention & Wellness
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Smart approach improves BP control for black, Hispanic patients

More than 90 percent of this Miami physician group’s patients with hypertension are African-American or Hispanic. Learn about the strategies they used to make big strides.

Prevention & Wellness
Paul Jones, MD, Tochi Okwuosa, DO, and LaMar Hasbrouck, MD at AMA discussion panel.
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Racial health disparities are rampant in hypertension

For individual physicians, the focus with black patients should be on medication adherence, patient education and lifestyle change.

Population Health
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How to make the most of patient-measured BP data

The self-measured blood pressures your patients report are more representative of their true blood pressure. Here’s how to use that information to the best effect.

Prevention & Wellness
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Blood pressure: What to do when patients aren’t measuring up

Sometimes patients have trouble correctly measuring their blood pressure, or fail to do it when they should. Your practice can help them overcome these common challenges.

Prevention & Wellness
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8 steps to ensure your patients get their BP right

Patients must be taught how to measure and document their BP so physicians can manage it appropriately. This guide will help your team with that training.

Prevention & Wellness
Gena Allenby, Elizabeth Philippe, MD, and Carine Astree of Community Health of South Florida Inc.
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Practice sees firsthand how self-measured BP makes a difference

Out-of-office BP readings are critical to overcoming clinical inertia and white-coat hypertension. Here is how a South Florida practice got their patients involved.

Prevention & Wellness
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Why nutrition matters to your patients with hypertension

How much and how quickly can diet really help? And what kind is best for patients to pursue as they try to reduce their blood pressure with lifestyle changes alone?

Prevention & Wellness