Chicago-based Cook County Health used the American Medical Association's MAP BP program to reduce blood pressure by 13 percent among patients.
Cook County Health was the first system to embed the program into its electronic health records and see results across 11 practice sites, according to a Jan. 11 AMA release. Most patients served were from historically marginalized populations.
AMA MAP BP is an evidence-based quality improvement program which enables physicians, care teams and healthcare organizations to achieve rapid, significant, sustained improvements in blood pressure control among patients. MAP stands for "Measuring BP accurately to obtain actionable data; Acting rapidly to make shared treatment decisions; and Partnering with patients to support self-management," according to the release.