Hypertension, a condition affecting more than 30 percent of Americans, contributes to heart attack and stroke. Only half of those who suffer from hypertension have it under control.
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The providers recognized by HHS and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention helped patients achieve hypertension control through National Quality Forum-endorsed measures, according to a news release. The winners care for 8.3 million adult patients combined. They include:
- Broadway Internal Medicine PC (Queens, N.Y.)
- Cheshire Medical Center/Dartmouth-Hitchcock Keene (N.H.)
- Jen Brull, MD (Plainville, Kan.)
- Nilesh V. Patel, MD (Audubon, Pa.)
- Pawhuska (Okla.) Indian Health Center (U.S. Indian Health Service)
- Kaiser Permanente Northern California
- River Falls (Wis.) Medical Clinic
- ThedaCare (Appleton, Wis.)
- Veterans Health Administration (U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs)
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