Healthcare Innovation April 23, 2024
Blood pressure can be the anchor as you work on housing, transportation, SNAP benefits and connecting people to social services, says Jubril Oyeyemi, M.D., medical director of Camden Coalition’s Care Management Initiatives
The New Jersey-based Camden Coalition is piloting a short-term, home-based intervention with patients living with hypertension in combination with other complex health and social needs. Jubril Oyeyemi, M.D., medical director, and Michelle Adyniec, R.N., B.S.N., senior clinical manager, of Camden Coalition’s Care Management Initiatives, recently spoke with Healthcare Innovation about the project.
The researchers point out that high blood pressure is one of the most prevalent chronic conditions in the United States, with nearly half of adults carrying a diagnosis of hypertension. The group’s data shows that...