Resources

The Blue Cross and Blue Shield Federal Employee Program (FEP) and the American Medical Association (AMA) have come together in a collaborative effort to provide physicians with resources designed to improve health outcomes for patients with hypertension and suspected hypertension. This effort supports the goals of the Million Hearts^® initiative. 

In support of this effort, the FEP initiated a program to provide free blood pressure monitors* to FEP enrollees age 19 and over who have a diagnosis of hypertension or have high blood pressure without a diagnosis of hypertension.

The Blue Health Assessment is a first step in the FEP Wellness Incentive Program. If a patient reports high blood pressure after completing the Blue Health Assessment and you discuss home monitoring, he or she is eligible to receive a free blood pressure monitor.

Self-measured blood pressure monitoring is a component of the Improving Health Outcomes: Blood Pressure Program developed by the AMA.

The handouts below are designed to help you and your office staff engage your patients in the self-measurement of their blood pressure.

• How to Check a Home Blood Pressure Monitor for Accuracy
• Clinical Competency: Self-Measured Blood Pressure Monitoring at Home
• Measure Accurately and Promote Self-Measured Blood Pressure Monitoring at Home

* The blood pressure monitors were selected by the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association. The AMA does not endorse any particular brand or model of blood pressure monitor.