How telehealth changes affect blood pressure care
Analyzing effectiveness of ongoing natural experiments in telehealth
This project looks at whether the rapid rollout of telehealth and home blood pressure monitoring during COVID helped people with high blood pressure get better control.
Quick facts
| Grant type | R01 grant |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | University of Florida NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Gainesville, United States) |
| Project ID | NIH-11290840 on NIH RePORTER |
What this research studies
From your point of view, researchers are using medical records from many U.S. health systems to see how blood pressure control changed when telehealth and home monitoring were used more during the COVID pandemic. They will compare blood pressure control rates over time and between systems that adopted new technologies quickly and those that did not. The team combines electronic health record data with other methods, such as interviews and site-level information, to understand which telehealth strategies were used and why they worked or did not. The aim is to identify practical approaches that helped patients keep blood pressure under control across real-world clinics.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: People with high blood pressure whose care is recorded in participating U.S. health systems—especially those who used telehealth visits or home blood pressure monitors during the COVID era—are the patients represented.
Not a fit: Patients whose care was not captured in the participating systems or who never used telehealth or home monitoring may not receive direct benefit from this analysis.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this work could identify telehealth and home-monitoring practices that help more people achieve better blood pressure control.
How similar studies have performed: Previous clinical trials and programs have shown telehealth and home blood pressure monitoring can improve control, but studying nationwide natural variation across many health systems is a newer approach.
Where this research is happening
Gainesville, United States
- University of Florida — Gainesville, United States (Active)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Smith, Steven Michael — University of Florida
- Study coordinator: Smith, Steven Michael
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page below.