Clinic-based strategies to reach united states million hearts 2022 blood pressure control goals: A simulation study

…, JB King, MJ Pletcher, AE Moran, V Fontil - … Quality and Outcomes, 2019 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Million Hearts initiative includes
an ambitious ≥80% blood pressure control goal in US adults with hypertension by 2022…

Adapting and evaluating a health system intervention from Kaiser Permanente to improve hypertension management and control in a large network of safety-net …

V Fontil, R Gupta, N Moise, E Chen… - … Quality and Outcomes, 2018 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: Nearly half of Americans with diagnosed hypertension have uncontrolled
blood pressure (BP) while some integrated healthcare systems, such as Kaiser Permanente …

Impact of self‐monitoring of blood pressure on processes of hypertension care and long‐term blood pressure control

…, N Ruiz‐Negrón, IM Kronish, V Fontil… - Journal of the …, 2020 - Am Heart Assoc
Background Self‐monitoring of blood pressure (SMBP) improves blood pressure (BP)
outcomes at 12‐months, but information is lacking on how SMBP affects hypertension care …

Association of differences in treatment intensification, missed visits, and scheduled follow-up interval with racial or ethnic disparities in blood pressure control

V Fontil, L Pacca, BK Bellows, E Khoong… - JAMA …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Black patients with hypertension often have the lowest rates of blood pressure (BP)
control in clinical settings. It is unknown to what extent variation in health care processes …

[HTML][HTML] Simulating strategies for improving control of hypertension among patients with usual source of care in the United States: the blood pressure control model

V Fontil, K Bibbins-Domingo, DS Kazi, S Sidney… - Journal of general …, 2015 - Springer
BACKGROUND Only half of hypertensive adults achieve blood pressure (BP) control in the
United States, and it is unclear how BP control rates may be improved most effectively and …

[HTML][HTML] Mobile health strategies for blood pressure self-management in urban populations with digital barriers: systematic review and meta-analyses

…, S Thatipelli, J Barr-Walker, V Fontil… - NPJ digital …, 2021 - nature.com
Mobile health (mHealth) technologies improve hypertension outcomes, but it is unknown if
this benefit applies to all populations. This review aimed to describe the impact of mHealth …

Inequities in hypertension control in the United States exposed and exacerbated by COVID‐19 and the role of home blood pressure and virtual health care during and …

…, DE Anstey, MB Conroy, KC Ferdinand, V Fontil… - 2021 - Am Heart Assoc
The COVID‐19 pandemic is a public health crisis, having killed more than 514 000 US adults
as of March 2, 2021. COVID‐19 mitigation strategies have unintended consequences on …

Cost-effectiveness of hypertension treatment by pharmacists in black barbershops

…, CA Blyler, K Lynch, LP Cohen, GS Tajeu, V Fontil… - Circulation, 2021 - Am Heart Assoc
Background: In LABBPS (Los Angeles Barbershop Blood Pressure Study), pharmacist-led
hypertension care in Los Angeles County Black-owned barbershops significantly improved …

Effectiveness of standard vs enhanced self-measurement of blood pressure paired with a connected smartphone application: a randomized clinical trial

MJ Pletcher, V Fontil, MF Modrow, T Carton… - JAMA internal …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Self-measured blood pressure (SMBP) with commercially available connected
smartphone applications may help patients effectively use SMBP measurements. Objective …

A population study of clinical trial accrual for women and minorities in neuro-oncology following the NIH Revitalization Act

…, A Aabedi, UN Chukwueke, AB Porter, V Fontil… - Neuro …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Background The NIH Revitalization Act, implemented 29 years ago, set to improve the
representation of women and minorities in clinical trials. In this study, we investigate progress …