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Return on Health telehealth case study: Hypertension Digital Medicine Program

SDGs Impacted

Ochsner Health System is a nonprofit, academic, multi-specialty, integrated delivery system based in New Orleans, LA, that serves over 700,000 patients a year. Ochsner utilizes its Hypertension Digital Medicine Program to improve clinical outcomes for several promoting equitable access to its services for older patients, those with lower incomes, those facing social determinants of health inequities, and those with less prior experience using technologies provided in this program. This case study discusses the program.

Impact / Outcome
Program enrollees achieved greater blood pressure control compared with a propensity-matched group that received usual care (79% versus 26%). Also, medication adherence improved 14% among patients in the Digital Medicine Program and declined 2% among patients receiving usual care over the evaluation period of six months.
Funding sources
Private
Key Metrics
Improve clinical outcomes for patients with uncontrolled hypertension and improve primary care capacity
Locations
North America, USA
Sector
Health
Intervention lever
Indirect government
Operating model
Fully private
Target populations
Women & girls, Elderly, Disabled
Year published
01 January 2021

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