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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Nov 18.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Coll Cardiol. 2019 Nov 26;74(21):2661–2706. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2019.10.001

FIGURE 1. Performance of HEDIS Controlling HBP Measure 1999-2017 (Percent of Patients With Hypertension Treated in Accordance With the HEDIS Controlling HBP Measure).

FIGURE 1

The HEDIS Hypertension Measure (6) assesses adults 18-85 years of age who had a diagnosis of hypertension and whose blood pressure was adequately controlled according to the following criteria: 1) Adults 18-59 years of age whose blood pressure was <140/90 mm Hg. 2) Adults 60-85 years of age, with a diagnosis of diabetes mellitus, whose blood pressure was <140/90 mm Hg. 3) Adults 60-85 years of age, without a diagnosis of diabetes mellitus, whose blood pressure was <150/90 mm Hg (likely to be lowered in 2018 to <140/90 mm Hg). Data in graph from National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) (6). HBP indicates high blood pressure; HEDIS, Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set; HMO, health maintenance organization; and PPO, preferred provider organization.