The CDC recommends pharmacists only use clinically validated and interoperable blood pressure kiosks, according to a resource guide for pharmacists recently released by the agency.
The creation of the CDC guide was the result of a collaborative effort between the agency, the American Medical Association and the American Pharmacists Association. If blood pressure kiosks are clinically validated and can automatically transmit data to the pharmacy computer system, pharmacists should encourage patient use of kiosks and examine the collected data to intervene as needed, the CDC recommends.
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"This is great news for pharmacists," said Josh Sarkis, general manager and senior vice president of strategic business development at PharmaSmart, a manufacturer of blood pressure kiosks. "We are happy to see these leading healthcare organizations promote the inclusion of trustworthy, proven and integrated blood pressure kiosks into the pharmacist's patient care process."
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