Reducing Disparities in the Management of Hypertension in African American Patients
Nationally, an estimated 55% of all adult African Americans have difficulty controlling their blood pressure. In an effort to reduce disparities within the population, AmeriHealth Caritas Ohio is offering an informational toolkit to support our network providers in addressing hypertension-related disparities experienced by African American patients.
Within the toolkit, you will receive information about:
- How this toolkit was developed
- Barriers to care within the African American population
- Best practices for working with community-based organizations to reach your patient population
- Supportive tools and strategies to work to reduce high blood pressure for your African American patients
- Continuing education resources
- CPT codes and other billing information
- How to connect with AmeriHealth Caritas Ohio to support your patients
In your role, you can build trust and support your African American patients through an equity lens.
Together we can effect change.
Download Reducing Disparities in the Management of Hypertension in African American Patients (PDF).