Blood Pressure

Within Marion County, Indiana, four healthcare systems are working together to improve health care FOR ALL. Together, they are reviewing if patients diagnosed with high blood pressure have their blood pressure taken when visiting their doctor's office AND if their blood pressure is controlled. This is important because uncontrolled high blood pressure increases your risk of heart disease, stroke, kidney disease, and dementia.

Was your blood pressure taken?

If you’ve been told you have high blood pressure, your provider should monitor and record your blood pressure. During a visit to one of these four health systems, the graph shows if blood pressure was taken and recorded.

Was your blood pressure controlled?

There are many options to help control blood pressure, like diet, exercise, and medication, with the goal of reducing your blood pressure below 140/90. The graph shows if the blood pressure was controlled.

What does this mean?

African American and Hispanic patients have their blood pressure taken more than other ethnic groups but are the least controlled. All racial groups have opportunities for better blood pressure control.

What should I do?

• Talk to your doctor about ways to lower your blood pressure.
• Discuss any problems you might have following your doctors' directions, including money.
• Speak up about your needs.

Methods, Assumptions and Notes

Patient Selection:

• Age between 18-85 during the measure year, and had an essential hypertension diagnosis during the measure year or year prior.
• Had an encounter during the measure year at one of the following healthcare systems: Community Health Network, Eskenazi Health, Franciscan Health, or IU Health.
• Primary address in Marion County, Indiana.
• Was not over 65 with indicated advanced illness and frailty.

Race and Ethnicity:
Regardless of the patient's race, if the patient identified as "Hispanic or Latinx", then they are represented within that category.

Data Source Notes:

• Data limited to people who accessed one of the four health systems during the measure year.
• Some people access the systems only once, some many times, and some access more than one system.
• Some health care sites caring for underserved populations and disproportionately accessed by minoritized people, are not represented in these data due to federal regulations limiting use of these data.

This report was prepared by the Indiana Health Information Exchange and in collaboration with Community Health Network, Eskenazi Health, Franciscan Health, and IU Health. Data for this project originates from the Indiana Network for Patient Care data providers. This report is provided “as-is” and the Indiana Health Information Exchange and its partners do not guarantee and expressly disclaim all representations and warranties regarding the accuracy of this report. Any use or reliance on this information is at the user’s sole risk.