EHR gives clinic tools to monitor blood pressure

The Ellsworth Medical Clinic in rural Wisconsin used its EHR to monitor patients with hypertension. It has seen a 30 percent improvement in hypertension control since 2007. The Million Hearts Initiative, which calls the clinic a model for small practices, featured it in a video.

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