New Quality Measure Core Sets Provide Continuity for Measuring Quality Improvement: Concerns Raised About Conflicting Blood Pressure Measures

Affiliations

¹ American College of Cardiology, Washington, DC. American Heart Association, Dallas, Texas. richard.chazal@leememorial.org.
² American College of Cardiology, Washington, DC. American Heart Association, Dallas, Texas.

Editorial

Richard A Chazal et al. Hypertension. 2016 May.

. 2016 May;67(5):1053-4.

doi: 10.1161/HYP.0000000000000043. Epub 2016 Feb 16.

¹ American College of Cardiology, Washington, DC. American Heart Association, Dallas, Texas. richard.chazal@leememorial.org.
² American College of Cardiology, Washington, DC. American Heart Association, Dallas, Texas.

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Keywords: blood pressure; quality improvement.

Comment on

2014 evidence-based guideline for the management of high blood pressure in adults: report from the panel members appointed to the Eighth Joint National Committee (JNC 8).
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