2008-2009 Learning Collaborative

The American Medical Group Association's Best Practices Learning Collaborative for Managing Hypertension was for organizations that strive to improve the care of patients with hypertension. Medical groups, IPAs, academic practices, and integrated delivery systems interested in expanding an existing program or initiating a new program focused on the management of hypertension in their chronic care models were encouraged to submit a case study.

The learning collaborative commenced in November 2008 and concluded in October 2009. The collaborative was supported through conference calls, online resources, consultation with experts in the field, and two in person meetings.

Ten medical groups were awarded $20,000 grants (over the two-year period) to support their initiatives; an additional 2 organizations were supported with travel stipends to attend the collaborative meetings.

2008-2009 Learning Collaborative Results
Below are the PowerPoint presentations that were presented at the 2009 Best Practices in Managing Hypertension Learning Collaborative Wrap-Up Meeting, November 18-20, 2009, San Diego, CA.

• Billings Clinic
  Creating Best Practices in Managing Hypertension: Education and Health Information Technology

• Edmonds Family Medicine Clinic
  Controlling Hypertension with lifestyle changes

• Fletcher Allen Health Care / University of Vermont
  BP Control in Primary Care/CKD Clinics: A Model for the State of Vermont

• Great Falls Clinic, LLP

• Hattiesburg Clinic, P.A.
  "Clinical Inertia in Hypertension: Identifying Barriers to Improve Quality"

• Henry Ford Hospital
  An Effective Approach to Lowering Blood Pressure in Chronic Kidney Disease

• PriMed Physicians
  Analyzing The Drivers of Sustained HTN Success

• Riverside Medical Group
  From EMR to Scorecard to Physician and Practice: Improving Hypertension Care Through Physician and Practice Feedback

• Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group
  Creating Automated Blood Pressure Reports to Improve Control in Patients with Diabetes

• St. Mary's/Duluth Clinic Health System
  Improving Hypertension Management

• ThedaCare, Inc.
  Improving Hypertension Control

• Vanderbilt Medical Center- Vanderbilt Medical Group
  "Controlling Hypertension"