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Baylor Medicine Receives Recognition from American Heart Association

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Baylor Medicine, the academic medical practice of Baylor College of Medicine, has received three prestigious recognitions from the American Heart Association for its commitment to improving cardiovascular health. This achievement highlights Baylor's dedication to reducing the risks of heart disease and strokes, and improving the quality of care for patients with diabetes, high cholesterol, and uncontrolled blood pressure. The recognition is a testament to Baylor's efforts to prevent and manage cardiovascular disease, which remains the leading cause of death in the United States.

Key Takeaways:

  • Baylor Medicine received Target: Type 2 Diabetes Gold recognition, Check. Change. Control. Cholesterol Gold recognition, and Target: BP Gold+ and Silver+ recognitions from the American Heart Association.
  • The Target: Type 2 Diabetes Gold award acknowledges practices that have achieved HbA1c control in patients with diabetes and greater than 70% adherence to cardiovascular measures.
  • The Check. Change. Control. Cholesterol Gold recognition is awarded to practices that have achieved greater than 70% appropriate statin therapy use and are committed to lowering cholesterol via practice changes.
  • The Target: BP Gold+ recognition is awarded to practices that have achieved greater than 70% blood pressure control and implemented measures to improve measurement accuracy and control.
  • Baylor Medicine specialties that received the Target: Type 2 Diabetes Gold recognition are: Baylor Medicine Cardiology, Baylor Medicine Comprehensive Health Clinic, Baylor Medicine Endocrinology, Baylor Medicine Geriatrics, and five others.
  • Baylor Medicine specialties that received the Check. Change. Control. Cholesterol Gold recognition are: Baylor Medicine Atherosclerosis, Baylor Medicine Cardiology, Baylor Medicine Comprehensive Health Clinic, and 11 others.
  • Baylor Medicine specialties that received the Target: BP Gold+ recognition are: Baylor Medicine Atherosclerosis, Baylor Medicine Comprehensive Health Clinic, Baylor Medicine Fannin Cardiology, Baylor Medicine San Felipe General Internal Medicine, Baylor Medicine Transition Medicine, and Baylor Medicine Family Medicine – Kirby.
  • Cardiology, endocrinology, and geriatrics are among the specialties with improved patient outcomes due to the American Heart Association's recognition programs.

Statistics:

  • 70% adherence to cardiovascular measures was required for the Target: Type 2 Diabetes Gold award.
  • 70% appropriate statin therapy use was required for the Check. Change. Control. Cholesterol Gold recognition.
  • 70% blood pressure control was required for the Target: BP Gold+ recognition.
  • 125 recognizing practices were part of the American Heart Association's Target: BP, Check. Change. Control. Cholesterol, and Target: Type 2 Diabetes programs.

Sources:

  • [Baylor College of Medicine]
  • [Contify.com]

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