Telehealth Interventions to Improve Hypertension Control Recommendation for Telehealth Interventions to Improve Hypertension Control References that support the recommendation are summarized in Online Data Supplement 64. COR LOE Recommendation IIa A 1. Telehealth strategies can be useful adjuncts to interventions shown to reduce BP for adults with Synopsis Telehealth strategies, such as telemedicine, digital health ( eHealth ), and use of mobile computing and communica- tion technologies ( mHealth ), are new and innovative tools to facilitate improvements in managing patients with hyperten- sion. mHealth interventions show promise in reducing SBP in patients with hypertension but with large variability in behav- ioral targets, intervention components, delivery modalities, and patient engagement.S12.3.2-5 In addition, there are important implications for the role of social networks, social media, and electronic technology as viable components of weight man- agement and other lifestyle modification and disease manage- Commonly used telehealth interventions for hyperten- sion management are listed in Online Data Supplement I. Wireless technologies (Online Data Supplement I) allow link- ing BP devices and other measurement devices to telephone- or Internet-based transmission systems or to Wi-Fi access points available in users homes and in communities. Some systems require patients to manually enter data, which is then forwarded to a remote computer or the mobile device of the telehealth provider through a telephone line or the Internet.S12.3.2-7 When data are received, they are stored and analyzed, and reports are generated, including variations and averages in BP and other parameters over the recording period. Recommendation-Specific Supportive Text 1. Meta-analyses of RCTs of different telehealth inter- ventions have demonstrated greater SBP and DBP and a larger proportion of patients achieving BP controlS12.3.2-2 than those achieved with usual care without telehealth. 