Hypertension is a chronic medical condition in which the blood pressure in the arteries is elevated. Over 67 million American adults are affected, but only 47% of those diagnosed have their disease under control.

Fighting such a widespread condition takes careful planning and significant upfront investments of time and money. Download this brief to learn how to overcome the challenges of building a hypertension program.

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Major challenges to establishing a hypertension program

1. Financial constraints

• Outpatient HTN centers face similar financial difficulties as medical clinics because the specialty is not procedure-oriented
• Hypertension has the potential to increase health care costs to hospitals via readmissions and ER visits

2. Intricate staffing needs

• Hypertension patients are often multi-morbid requiring various specialists
• Given the clinical overlap between specialties comprehensive multidisciplinary HTN teams are needed

3. Complex patient population

• Established HTN programs often receive more complex, difficult-to-manage HTN cases
• Due to the co-morbid nature of these patients, they can be time-consuming to treat

4. Disconnected care pathways

• Given the spectrum of locations patients can receive care (PCPs, outpatient clinics, etc.), it is difficult to have a unified care pathway
• Collaboration between PCPs and local community organizations can often be unclear

4 keys to overcoming these challenges

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