Guideline Work Group Organization Namesa Department of Veterans Affairs William Cushman, MD (Champion) Dan Berlowitz, MD, MPH (Champion) Jennifer Ballard-Hernandez, DNP, NP, CCRN Elaine Furmaga, PharmD Peter Glassman, MBBS, MSc, FACP Elvira O. Gosmanova, MD, FASN Lillian Pinault, MS, RD, CSG, CDE Pedro Roldan, MD, FAAFP Addison Taylor, MD, PhD Department of Defense CDR Travis E. Harrell, MD, FACC, FACP (Champion) CDR Mark P. Tschanz, DO, MACM, FACP (Champion) Angela A. Allerman, PharmD, BCPS Asha Jain, MA, RD, CDE Lt Col Joseph Sky, MD, FACP, FACC LTC Tommy L. Thompson, DNP, FNP-C Lt Col Jesse Wickham, DO, FACP Office of Quality, Safety and Value Veterans Health Administration M. Eric Rodgers, PhD, FNP-BC James Sall, PhD, FNP-BC Rene Sutton, BS, HCA, FAC-COR II Office of Evidence Based Practice U.S. Army Medical Command Corinne K. B. Devlin, MSN, RN, FNP-BC Lisa D. Jones, BSN, RN, MHA, CPHQ The Lewin Group Clifford Goodman, PhD Christine Jones, MS, MPH, PMP Helen Dawson, MPH Nicolas Stettler-Davis, MD, MSCE Erika Beam, MS ECRI Institute Kristen D Anci, PhD Kelley Tipton, MPH Linnea Hermanson, MA Joann Fontanarosa, PhD Benjamin Rouse, MHS Allison Hedden-Gross, MS, MLS Sigma Health Consulting Frances Murphy, MD, MPH Duty First Consulting Rachel Piccolino, BA Megan McGovern, BA Anjali Jain Research & Consulting Anjali Jain, MD a Additional contributor contact information is available in Appendix I. V. Algorithm This CPG includes an algorithm that is designed to facilitate understanding of the clinical pathways and decision-making processes used in managing patients with HTN. The use of the algorithm format as a way to represent patient management was chosen based on the understanding that such a format may promote more efficient diagnostic and therapeutic decision making; it also has potential to change patterns of resource use. 