Cost implications of improving blood pressure management among U.S. adults.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine the cost-effectiveness of improving blood pressure management from the payer perspective.

Data source/study setting

Medical record data for 4,500 U.S. adults with hypertension from the Community Quality Index (CQI) study (1996-2002), pharmaceutical claims from four Massachusetts health plans (2004-2006), Medicare fee schedule (2009), and published literature.

Study design

A probability tree depicted blood pressure management over 2 years.

Data collection/extraction methods

We determined how frequently CQI study subjects received recommended care processes and attained accepted treatment goals, estimated utilization of visits and medications associated with recommended care, assigned costs based on utilization, and then modeled how hospitali

SUBMITTER: Nuckols TK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3165181 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature