The goal of this clinical trial is to test an approach to improve care for pregnant and post-partum patients with high blood pressure. The study participants are providers and staff in prenatal care clinics, and the condition of interest is severe hypertension. The research questions are: 1. Does the ACHIEVE intervention increase the quality and accuracy of measuring patient blood pressure? 2. Does the ACHIEVE intervention increase the documentation of delivery of patient education on hypertension? 3. Does the ACHIEVE intervention result in better recognition and treatment of severe hypertension during practice sessions (simulations)? 4. Does the ACHIEVE intervention result in better recognition and treatment of severe hypertension for patients who come to the clinic? Participants from outpatient prenatal care clinics in North Carolina will work with an ACHIEVE Nurse Coordinator who will deliver training, coaching, simulations, and educational materials. Three groups of clinics will be phased into Active Implementation every six months. The study team will examine data collected before, during, and after the intervention to see if the results show improvement.
Age range
0 Years – 99 Years
Sex
ALL
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Normalized percentage of achieving the highest possible score for blood pressure measurement technique
Timeframe: Up to 48 months
Normalized percentage of achieving the highest possible score for documentation of delivery of patient education on hypertension.
Timeframe: Up to 48 months