Patients' Blood Pressure Decreases With Behavioral Support From Peers, Staff
Behavioral support from peers and primary care office staff can help patients improve their blood pressure control by as much as starting a new drug, a new study found. Barbara J. Turner, M.D., M.S.Ed., M.A., M.A.C.P., of UT Medicine San Antonio, is the senior author. The randomized, controlled trial examined whether six months of intervention - behavioral support from peers and primary care office staff - could benefit African-American patients who had poor control of systolic pressure despite one to two years of prescriptions and office visits... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

Electronic health records fail to boost diabetes care
Primary care practices that use electronic health records as opposed to paper-based ones do not necessarily provide improved quality of care for diabetes patients, report researchers. (Source: MedWire News - Diabetes)