Table 1.

Responses to the Computerized Hypertension Reminder

Response	Number	Percent
Medications adjusted or initiated	942	46
Refuses medication adjustment	50	2
Patient being evaluated/referred for resistant or secondary HTN	37	2
Medication change not warranted due to: Patient usually has well-controlled BP on current therapy	555	27
Medication change not warranted due to: Patient has been non-adherent to current Rx regimen	226	11
Medication change not warranted due to: Patient’s current therapy is appropriate based on concomitant risk factors and/or other comorbidities	74	4
Medication change not warranted due to: Patient has had unacceptable side effects from previous attempts at more intensive therapy	12	1
Medication change not warranted due to: Patient has limited life expectancy	6	0.3
Medication change not warranted due to: Other	172	8

Distribution of responses to the computerized hypertension reminder in 2071 separate care episodes for 1,580 patients with elevated blood pressure. The wording is copied verbatim from the text of the reminder; response options related to lifestyle interventions are excluded. Because it was possible to give multiple simultaneous responses, percentages do not add up to 100%.