System and Method for Hypertension Management
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Abstract
A system (1) for hypertension management comprises at least one home blood pressure measuring device (10) for blood pressure measurements of an individual at the individual'"'"'s home. Furthermore, the system (1) comprises at least one point of care measuring system (20) with a point of care blood pressure measuring device (21). This allows blood pressure measurements at a point or care. The system is provided with data communication means for transferring data from the home blood pressure measuring device (10) to a web server (35) or the point of care measuring system (20).
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31. A system for hypertension management, the system comprising
at least one home blood pressure measurement device for blood pressure measurements at an individual'"'"'s home at least one point of care measuring system with a point of care blood pressure measuring device for blood pressure measurement at a point of care, wherein the system is provided with data communication means for transferring data from said home blood pressure measuring device to a central data base and/or said point of care measuring system.
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35. A system for hypertension management, wherein this system is provided with calculating means adapted for determination of at least one of white coat hypertension or masked hypertension on the basis of measurements made with a home blood pressure measuring devices.
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37. A system for hypertension management, comprising at least one point of care measuring device for blood pressure measurements at a point of care,
wherein said point of care blood pressure measuring device is designed to operate in accordance with predetermined quality standards, in particular in accordance with guidelines of a pay for performance program or in accordance with a medication therapy management program.
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46. A blood pressure measuring device for blood pressure measurements of an individual at a point of care, wherein the blood pressure measurement device is provided with means for generating reports to be used in a quality insurance program, in particular in a pay for performance or a medication therapy management program.
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47. A method for hypertension management, the method comprising the steps of
determining blood pressure values of an individual at the individual'"'"'s home with a home blood pressure measuring device determining blood pressure values of said individual at a point of care with a point of care blood pressure measuring device transferring data from said home blood pressure measuring device to a point of care blood pressure measuring system and/or a central database.
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52. A method for hypertension management, comprising the steps of
determining blood pressure values of an individual at a point of care with a point of care blood pressure measuring device automatically generating reports for a quality standard program, in particular reports for a pay for performance program or for a medication therapy management program.
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