O-8: How well does a specialist clinic compare to managed care organizations for hypertension control?

The control of hypertension has recently been added to the Health Plan Employer Data Information Set (HEDIS) Measures for 2000. The degree of blood pressure control for patients 46 - 85 years of age who have an established diagnosis of hypertension and have been enrolled in the plan for at least 12 months is estimated using the last recorded office blood pressure. For all patients, except those patients with end-stage renal disease, goal blood pressure is