Evaluation of Online Patient Portal vs Text-Based Blood Pressure Monitoring Among Black Patients With Medicaid and Medicare Insurance Who Have Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease

doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.44255

Randomized Controlled Trial

. 2022 Feb 1;5(2):e2144255.

doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.44255.

Evaluation of Online Patient Portal vs Text-Based Blood Pressure Monitoring Among Black Patients With Medicaid and Medicare Insurance Who Have Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease

Lauren A Eberly^{1

2

3

4

5}, Monika Sanghavi¹, Howard M Julien^{1

2

3}, Laura Burger¹, Neel Chokshi^{1

5}, Jennifer Lewey^{1

2

4}

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
² Center for Cardiovascular Outcomes, Quality, and Evaluative Research, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
³ Penn Cardiovascular Center for Health Equity and Social Justice, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
⁴ Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
⁵ Penn Center for Digital Cardiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.

PMID: 35166788
PMCID: PMC8848204
DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.44255

Randomized Controlled Trial

Evaluation of Online Patient Portal vs Text-Based Blood Pressure Monitoring Among Black Patients With Medicaid and Medicare Insurance Who Have Hypertension and Cardiovascular Disease

Lauren A Eberly et al. JAMA Netw Open. 2022.

. 2022 Feb 1;5(2):e2144255.

doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.44255.

Authors

Lauren A Eberly^{1

2

3

4

5}, Monika Sanghavi¹, Howard M Julien^{1

2

3}, Laura Burger¹, Neel Chokshi^{1

5}, Jennifer Lewey^{1

2

4}

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
² Center for Cardiovascular Outcomes, Quality, and Evaluative Research, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
³ Penn Cardiovascular Center for Health Equity and Social Justice, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
⁴ Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.
⁵ Penn Center for Digital Cardiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia.

PMID: 35166788
PMCID: PMC8848204
DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.44255

Abstract

This pilot randomized clinical trial evaluates the increased uptake and acceptability of a text-based model for home blood pressure monitoring compared with online portal use among Black patients with Medicaid and Medicare insurance who have hypertension and cardiovascular disease.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Lewey reported receiving grants from the National Institutes of Health during the conduct of the study. No other disclosures were reported.

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[1] Shimbo D, Artinian NT, Basile JN, et al. ; American Heart Association and the American Medical Association . Self-measured blood pressure monitoring at home: a joint policy statement from the American Heart Association and American Medical Association. Circulation. 2020;142(4):e42-e63. doi:10.1161/CIR.0000000000000803 - DOI - PubMed

[2] Shimbo D, Artinian NT, Basile JN, et al. ; American Heart Association and the American Medical Association . Self-measured blood pressure monitoring at home: a joint policy statement from the American Heart Association and American Medical Association. Circulation. 2020;142(4):e42-e63. doi:10.1161/CIR.0000000000000803 - DOI - PubMed

[3] Huang J, Chen Y, Landis JR, Mahoney KB. Difference between users and nonusers of a patient portal in health behaviors and outcomes: retrospective cohort study. J Med Internet Res. 2019;21(10):e13146. doi:10.2196/13146. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[4] Huang J, Chen Y, Landis JR, Mahoney KB. Difference between users and nonusers of a patient portal in health behaviors and outcomes: retrospective cohort study. J Med Internet Res. 2019;21(10):e13146. doi:10.2196/13146. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[5] Eberly LA, Kallan MJ, Julien HM, et al. . Patient characteristics associated with telemedicine access for primary and specialty ambulatory care during the COVID-19 pandemic. JAMA Netw Open. 2020;3(12):e2031640. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.31640 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[6] Eberly LA, Kallan MJ, Julien HM, et al. . Patient characteristics associated with telemedicine access for primary and specialty ambulatory care during the COVID-19 pandemic. JAMA Netw Open. 2020;3(12):e2031640. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.31640 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[7] Mirzaei T, Kashian N. Revisiting effective communication between patients and physicians: cross-sectional questionnaire study comparing text-based electronic versus face-to-face communication. J Med Internet Res. 2020;22(5):e16965. doi:10.2196/16965 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[8] Mirzaei T, Kashian N. Revisiting effective communication between patients and physicians: cross-sectional questionnaire study comparing text-based electronic versus face-to-face communication. J Med Internet Res. 2020;22(5):e16965. doi:10.2196/16965 - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[9] Hirshberg A, Downes K, Srinivas S. Comparing standard office-based follow-up with text-based remote monitoring in the management of postpartum hypertension: a randomised clinical trial. BMJ Qual Saf. 2018;27(11):871-877. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2018-007837 - DOI - PubMed

[10] Hirshberg A, Downes K, Srinivas S. Comparing standard office-based follow-up with text-based remote monitoring in the management of postpartum hypertension: a randomised clinical trial. BMJ Qual Saf. 2018;27(11):871-877. doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2018-007837 - DOI - PubMed

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