Self-Measured Blood Pressure Monitoring Program: Engaging Patients in Self-Measurement This AMA–AHA joint initiative can help health care professionals launch an SMBP monitoring program. This 2020 AMA handout for Current Procedural Terminology (CPT ®) provides codes and descriptions for SMBP-related services.

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This list of resources from the Million Hearts ® Hypertension Control Change Package can help assign care team roles for an SMBP monitoring program and guide patients on selecting a home blood pressure monitor. Tools to Establish a Self-Measured BP (SMBP) Monitoring Program This report from the Public Health Informatic Institute provides key findings from a national health information technology assessment on SMBP and identifies gaps, barriers, and recommendations to advance the collection, transfer, and use of patient-generated SMBP data to improve hypertension management. Self-Measured Blood Pressure Monitoring: Key Findings from a National Health Information Technology Landscape Analysis Validated Device Listing across device features including cost, available cuff sizes, and data/technology capabilities. This tool was developed by the National Association of Community Health Centers to help health care professionals compare blood pressure measurement devices from the U.S. This resource from the Public Health Informatics Institute provides a checklist of helpful characteristics for SMBP telemonitoring software.Ĭhoosing-a-Home-BP-Monitor At-a-Glance-Comparison

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