H3 works with small practices on quality improvement strategies for cardiovascular care.
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USPSTF final recommendations (2009)
ACC / AHA 2013 guidelines (see pp 45-47)
AHA/ACC 2013 lifestyle management guidelines (see pp 13-14)
2015 USDA dietary guidelines (see p 90 re: cholesterol)
The below link is an excellent teaching guide for non-clinical facilitators to understand the guidelines and provide background on managing cardiovascular risks for patients. The deeper you go into the article, the more information available. To the left is a link to the 2013 guidelines (a link is on the left side of the page). At the bottom of the page are 2 videos that do a good job in explaining the guidelines and their purpose.
http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Conditions/Understanding-the-New-Prevention-Guidelines_UCM_458155_Article.jsp
8 page pamphlet with embedded videos
AHA web public pages with additional links
Tools and best practices from other states: The Practical Playbook
HRSA clinic and community resources for Hypertension Management
ASTHO reports and tools from Million Hearts Learning Collaborative
AHRQ measuring clinical community linkages: (see modules 2 and 3)
Building clinical community linkages (for Diabetes, but the concepts are the pertinent)
AHRQ community clinical linkages evaluation roadmap
AHRQ community clinical relationships atlas
AHRQ community clinical linkages measures
Medicine and Public Health collaboration (see pp 77-89)
(evidence based program considered valid for hypertension and cholesterol due to the diet and exercise recommendations, and the relationship between pre-diabetes and hypertension and hypercholesterolemia)
Y Diabetes Prevention Programs in Illinois
AMA Steps Forward module on improving hypertension control
Million Hearts® protocol for controlling blood pressure in adults
Million Hearts sample protocols (VA, ICSI, NY)
Million Hearts Pharmacist Drug Adherence Work-up Tool
Million Hearts Medication Tracker Wallet Card
FDA High Blood Pressure Medications and You: Infographic
American Heart Association Hypertension Algorithm
Technique Quick Check for ensuring proper positioning
Act Rapidly Tool for clinical inertia
Partner with Patients Tool for patient engagement in medications
Risk Assessment Tool for Estimating Your 10-year Risk of Having a Heart Attack
Incorporating the DASH guidelines into your life
Video on Model for Improvement background and science from Institute for Healthcare Improvement
IHI whiteboard series on MFI, PDSA, tools
AHRQ PF handbook: model for improvement and background
AHRQ new PF training curriculum
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Final Guidelines on Smoking Cessation, released September 2015
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