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Self-Measured Blood Pressure Monitoring (SMBP) Implementation Toolkit

Year Developed: 2020

Resource Type: Publication.

Primary Audience: Clinicians

Language(s): English

Developed by: National Association of Community Health Centers (See other resources developed by this organization).

Resource Summary: This toolkit is designed to help organizations implement self-measured blood pressure monitoring (SMBP) successfully into their care processes and workflows. SMBP refers to blood pressure measurements taken outside of the clinical setting, usually at home. SMBP helps with both diagnosis and management of hypertension and increases patient participation in their own care. SMBP, when combined with other clinical supports, improves hypertension control.

Resource Details: This publication is comprised of four parts that will help organizations determine their goals and priority populations, align their SMBP patient training approach to their practice environment, consider SMBP tasks by role—and particularly how many can be accomplished by a non-clinician, and ultimately develop a protocol that will help organizations implement SMBP using a comprehensive, practical, step-by-step approach based on the experiences and lessons learned of other implementing organizations and in accordance with the June 2020 Self-measured Blood Pressure Monitoring at Home: A Joint Policy Statement from the American Heart Association and American Medical Association.

Resource Topic: Clinical Issues

Resource Subtopic: Behavioral Health.

Keywords: Hypertension.