New BP guidelines synergize with transformed primary care

“Physicians and other providers will need to adapt, even those in systems. If we don’t adapt, someone else will fill the space. Patients will find someone else who can help them.

“If providers really are about the health of their patients, then they have a responsibility to try to do better. We need to measure our outcomes and put it out there.” If a health care provider responds, ‘I can’t do it in my current practice model,’ then they should think about how their model must change.”

Dr. Egan has been a consultant to AstraZeneca, Medtronic, and Valencia, has received honoraria from Merck Serono and Emcore, received royalties from UpToDate, and received research support from Medtronic and Quintiles. Dr. Lawrence has an ownership interest in Heka Health. Dr. Casey, Dr. Cohen, Dr. Ioannidis, Dr. Boonyasai, and Dr. Amofah had no disclosures.