Resource Details

Improving Hypertension Management: Applying Standing Orders and the Role of Medical Assistants

Year Developed: 2024

Resource Type: Archived Webinar.

Primary Audience: Administrative Staff Board of Directors C-Suite (CEOs, CFOs, CIO, COOs, CMOs, etc.) Clinicians Enabling Staff Outreach Staff PCAs

Language(s): English

Developed by: Community Health Center, Inc. (See other resources developed by this organization).

Resource Summary: Presented by Mary Blankson, Chief Nursing Officer for Community Health Center, Inc. (CHCI), this session will cover how to implement standing orders using CHCI's hypertension guidelines and other national best practices. It will emphasize the key role of Medical Assistants (MAs) and demonstrate how standing orders support broader healthcare initiatives. Participants will gain knowledge on how to apply standing orders for hypertension management in their own health centers to improve patient care and streamline clinical processes.

Resource Details: When: Wednesday November 6, 2024 Time: 2:00-3:00pm Eastern / 11:00am-12:00pm Pacific

Resource Topic: Clinical Issues, Health Information Technology (HIT)/Data, Operations, Quality, Social Determinants of Health (SDOH), Telehealth, Value-Based Health Care Transformation, Workforce, Promising/Best Practices

Resource Subtopic: HIV/AIDS, Quality Improvement, Health Equity, Population Health, Clinical Delivery, Implementation and Operations, Telehealth Patient Engagement, Data, Tools and Dashboards, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Team-Based Care, Implementation Feasibility, Operational Feasibility, Impact/Outcomes, Engagement, Data Collection Mechanism, Partnerships.

Keywords: Access to Care, Care Coordination, Chronic Diseases and Care, Hypertension, Implementation Tools, Medical Home, Performance Improvement, Quality Measures, Team-Based Care.