Quality of care in patients with hypertension: a retrospective cohort study of primary care routine data in Germany.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hypertension is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality if not properly managed. Primary care has a major impact on these outcomes if its strengths, such as continuity of care, are deployed wisely. The analysis aimed to evaluate the quality of care for newly diagnosed hypertension in routine primary care data.

Methods

In the retrospective cohort study, routine data (from 2016 to 2022) from eight primary care practices in Germany were exported in anonymized form directly from the electronic health record (EHR) systems and processed for this analysis. The analysis focused on five established quality indicators for the care of patients who have been recently diagnosed with hypertension.

Results

A total of 30,691 patients were treated in the participating pr

SUBMITTER: Strumann C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10859029 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature