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In a review of 77 studies, the Task Force on Community Preventive Services found improved BP control among patients who received team-based care — with a primary care provider supported by a pharmacist, nurse, dietitian, social worker or community health worker — compared with care from a single physician.
Analysis showed team based care increased the proportion of patients with controlled BP; decreased both systolic and diastolic BP; and improved outcomes in patients who had diabetes and elevated lipid levels. The greatest improvement in BP was seen when the team members could change medications independently or with the approval of the primary care provider. However, when team members could only oversee taking of medication, improvements in BP were not as great, according to information from a CDC press release.
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Cardiology Today, March 2012
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