Wake Forest establishes hypertension registry

Healthcare Purchasing News, March, 2003

Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, will use a $630,000 federal grant to establish the first hypertension registry prototype in the U.S.

Adult patients who visit the Wake Forest Medical Center's emergency department will be screened for hypertension and referred for treatment, if necessary. Those diagnosed with hypertension will be contacted approximately 90 days after their visit to determine if they are complying with recommended treatment and if blood pressure has improved. The registry will document and track the magnitude of the problem, its relation to cardiovascular disease and stroke and its impact on emergency department resources.