Improving Hypertension and Diabetes Mellitus Control with a Dedicated Patient Navigator
This study demonstrated the benefit of a dedicated patient navigator embedded within a PCMH on improving BP and glycemic control in primary care patients with uncontrolled hypertension and DM. Glycemic control was achieved, with 30% of episodes reaching an HbA1c of <8% and BP control achieved for 40% of episodes with SBP <140 mm Hg at 12 months. There were no differences by the social determinants of race and poverty.
Authors
- Patrick D. Mauldin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8890-4554)
- Justin E. Marsden
- Chloe Bays (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9699-7460)
- Samuel O. Schumann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5989-9290)
- Andrew D. Schreiner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0914-3182)
- Jingwen Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3568-6017)
- A. Munim Khan
- Kimberly S. Davis
- William P. Moran
Institutions
- Medical University of South Carolina (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Southern Medical Journal
- Published
- 2024-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.14423/smj.0000000000001745
- Primary Topic
- Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00