Conclusion
hypertension
EVENTS, HYPERTENSION, PCP
Ensuring that individuals with hypertension are appropriately identified and treated is critical to preventing cardiovascular events. Current guidelines recommend confirming elevated clinic measurements in individuals without known hypertension through out-of-clinic BP measurements to establish a diagnosis. Our findings reveal a need to improve PCP attitudes and practices regarding BP measurement for hypertension diagnosis, especially in light of recent evidence that HBPM is a more sensitive method for detecting hypertension than clinic-based measurement and now that out-of-clinic techniques are recommended for accurate diagnosis. At the same time, health systems need to invest in equipment and systems to measure and integrate out-of-clinic BP measurements into the EHR, to better facilitate the diagnosis and management of hypertension.