BIG DASH

Project By-line:  Blood pressure Improvement and Glucose control using Duke Dashboard and Pillbox (BIG-DASH)

 Introduction Paragraph: Therapies known to prevent disabling diabetes complications, such as medications to improve blood glucose and blood pressure control, are not being adequately implemented for patients with diabetes at a national level. At Duke University, over 25% of patients with diabetes and uncontrolled blood pressure were found to be either not prescribed or not taking optimally dosed antihypertensive medication regimens.

Primary Aim: The purpose of this study is to improve implementation of guideline-directed medical therapy for hypertension in the Duke Endocrine clinics and to achieve improved blood pressure control in patients with diabetes.

Design: Quality improvement study to optimize guideline-directed medical therapy

Setting: Duke Endocrine clinic 1A and Briar Creek

Metrics: Blood pressure at baseline and 3 months

Intervention: Duke digital drag and drop pillbox (D-3 Pillbox) and a pharmacist follow-up call

Timeline: January 1, 2018-July 1, 2018

Project Team Lead:  Susan Spratt, MD (susan.spratt@duke.edu) and Bradi Granger (bradi.granger@duke.edu)

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