Percentage of patients from 18 to 85 years of age who had a diagnosis of hypertension and whose blood pressure was adequately controlled (<140/90mmHg) during the measurement period. 

Denominator

18 to 85 years old patients with Essential Hypertension diagnosed during the first 6 months of the measurement period or before.  

• Important Note: The Essential Hypertension diagnosis that apply are only the following: ICD9: 401.0, 401.1, 401.9, ICD10: I10 ** 

Numerator

Patients belonging to denominator,that in recent visit had there blood pressure controlled. (Systolic < 140mmHg /Diastolic < 90 mmHg)

What to do in EHRez?

Patients between the ages of 18 to 85 years with a hypertension diagnosis**, take vital signs and by this is demonstrated that blood pressure is controlled. 

Example to upload measure.

Example: 72 years patient with a hypertension diagnosis in the first encounter (ICD9: 428.0) and had the vital signs taken with 150/60 ,and on the second encounter had registered. 

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