Table 1.

Implementation Strategy Category Descriptions

Implementation Strategy Category	Description
Patient-level
Health Coaching (10)	Multiple sessions for patient-centered health education and motivation delivered with the goal of facilitating lifestyle modification and/or medication adherence.
Home Blood Pressure Monitoring	Self-monitoring of patient blood pressure and recording of measurements either manually or by automatic electronic transmission; blood pressure readings provided to providers.
Provider-level
Provider Training	Education or training targeting providers on hypertension management, including guideline adherence (treatment goals, lifestyle intervention, and medication titrations), and/or patient communication
Audit and Feedback (11)	Repeated, periodic summaries of patient outcomes given to providers, such as blood pressure values, so they can evaluate and improve patient care; could also include provider training
Electronic Decision Support System (11)	Computerized alerts, reminders, or order sets intended to aid providers in point of care decision making; could also include provider training
Multilevel
Multilevel Strategy without Team-based Care	Interventions that target barriers to hypertension control at multiple levels but do not include team-based care, such as a combination of provider training and patient health coaching
Team-based Care with Physicians Titrating Medications (12)	Collaborative provision of care for hypertension by at least two providers, including a primary care physician who titrates medications, working collaboratively with patients to accomplish shared treatment goals.
Team-based Care with Non-Physician Providers Titrating Medications (12)	Collaborative provision of care for hypertension by at least two providers, including a non-physician team member who titrates medications, working collaboratively with patients to accomplish shared treatment goals.