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University Hospitals has received national recognition, with two awards from the American Heart Association and other entities, for its care of patients with uncontrolled blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, and stroke.
The American Heart Association and American Medical Association have awarded University Hospitals with the Target: BP Gold+ Award for its commitment to improving blood pressure control rates, according to a news release. The Gold+ award recognizes practices that demonstrate a commitment to measurement accuracy and in which high blood pressure is controlled in 70 percent or more of the affected adult patients.
Target: BP is a national collaboration between the American Heart Association and American Medical Association aimed at reducing the number of adults in the U.S. who suffer from heart attacks and strokes each year by urging physician practices, health systems, and patients to prioritize BP control.
UH has also received the American Heart Association’s Target: Type 2 Diabetes Participant Award for its commitment to addressing the relationship between diabetes and the risk of heart disease and stroke, the release stated.
The Participant Award recognizes practices that have completed data submission, including clinical measure entry, and committed to improving quality of care for patients with type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular risk factors.
Target: Type 2 Diabetes addresses heart disease and stroke risk factors in patients with type 2 diabetes as part of the Know Diabetes by Heart initiative, by the American Heart Association and American Diabetes Association, helping ensure the care provided to patients is aligned with the latest evidence- and research-based guidelines.
The University Hospitals news release noted that UH Primary Care Institute and UH Population Health drove this effort that led to the two awards.
“Addressing blood pressure management is key for better cardiovascular health and is critical today, when heart disease and stroke continue to be leading causes of death for adults in the U.S.,” Dr. Todd Zeiger stated in the release. “Receiving this recognition is a testament to the community that when they trust University Hospitals with their health, they will receive quality care.”
Zeiger led this effort and at the time was quality medical director for the Primary Care Institute at University Hospitals. Dr. Sona Kirpekar now leads quality for PCI.
“At UH, we’re committed to optimizing care for the entire population of patients we serve, keeping them well and out of the hospital,” Dr. Peter Pronovost, chief quality and clinical transformation officer at UH, stated in the release. “On our journey to zero harm, we are working diligently to ensure all patients have their blood pressure controlled.
“We’re grateful to our primary care and other providers who’ve played such a significant role in making this happen – as well as their patients who’ve committed to pursuing a healthier lifestyle.”
High blood pressure, or hypertension, is a leading risk factor for heart attacks, strokes, and preventable death in the U.S., according to the release. Nearly half of all adults in the country, 121.5 million people, are living with hypertension, and according to a study published in the Journal Circulation, less than half of them have their BP under control.
More than 37 million Americans have diabetes, and cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death for people living with type 2 diabetes.
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