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BP control. Improvement in a university medical clinic by use of a physician's associate.

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Hla, KM; Feussner, JR; Blessing-Feussner, CL; Neelon, FA; Linfors, EW; Starmer, CF; McKee, PA
Published in: Arch Intern Med
May 1983

Many hypertensive patients, especially those in outpatient clinics at large teaching hospitals, do not achieve BP control. We incorporated a physician's associate into an existing house staff medical clinic and evaluated whether this improved BP control. In patients with moderate or severe hypertension, BP control was achieved in 56% of patients observed by both the physician's associate and the house staff and in 32% of patients observed solely by house staff. Possible contributing factors were more frequent follow-up, simplification of drug regimens, reduced waiting time, more time spent with the patients, and overall greater satisfaction with the physician's associate. We conclude that the addition of a physician's associate to an outpatient clinic is an effective method for enhancing BP control. This can be achieved without establishing a separate hypertension clinic or depriving house staff of experience in the management of hypertension.

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Arch Intern Med

DOI

ISSN

0003-9926

Publication Date

May 1983

Volume

143

Issue

5

Start / End Page

920 / 923

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Physician Assistants
  • Outpatient Clinics, Hospital
  • Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Hypertension
  • Humans
  • General & Internal Medicine
  • Female
 

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Hla, K. M., Feussner, J. R., Blessing-Feussner, C. L., Neelon, F. A., Linfors, E. W., Starmer, C. F., & McKee, P. A. (1983). BP control. Improvement in a university medical clinic by use of a physician's associate. Arch Intern Med, 143(5), 920–923. https://doi.org/10.1001/archinte.143.5.920
Hla, K. M., J. R. Feussner, C. L. Blessing-Feussner, F. A. Neelon, E. W. Linfors, C. F. Starmer, and P. A. McKee. “BP control. Improvement in a university medical clinic by use of a physician's associate.Arch Intern Med 143, no. 5 (May 1983): 920–23. https://doi.org/10.1001/archinte.143.5.920.
Hla KM, Feussner JR, Blessing-Feussner CL, Neelon FA, Linfors EW, Starmer CF, et al. BP control. Improvement in a university medical clinic by use of a physician's associate. Arch Intern Med. 1983 May;143(5):920–3.
Hla, K. M., et al. “BP control. Improvement in a university medical clinic by use of a physician's associate.Arch Intern Med, vol. 143, no. 5, May 1983, pp. 920–23. Pubmed, doi:10.1001/archinte.143.5.920.
Hla KM, Feussner JR, Blessing-Feussner CL, Neelon FA, Linfors EW, Starmer CF, McKee PA. BP control. Improvement in a university medical clinic by use of a physician's associate. Arch Intern Med. 1983 May;143(5):920–923.

Published In

Arch Intern Med

DOI

ISSN

0003-9926

Publication Date

May 1983

Volume

143

Issue

5

Start / End Page

920 / 923

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Surveys and Questionnaires
  • Physician Assistants
  • Outpatient Clinics, Hospital
  • Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Hypertension
  • Humans
  • General & Internal Medicine
  • Female