ZZVA-BLOOD PRESSURE CHECK (3)    REMINDER DEFINITION (811.9)

BP due yearly for patients with no DX of hypertension, any age.
existence of a Hypertension Screening being asked, and not whether the
Blood pressure value is documented.
BP due at all visits for patients with DX of hypertension or
cardiovascular disease, any age.
 
The VA-Blood Pressure Check reminder is based on baseline guidelines
defined by the Ambulatory Care Expert Panel and depends on your site
entering Blood Pressure measurement values into the "Vital Measurement"
file.  This reminder is different than the VA-HYPERTENSION SCREEN
reminder which is an Education type reminder which simply checks for the

• FINDING ITEM:   BLOOD PRESSURE
  NO. OF FOUND TEXT LINES:   0
  NO. NOT FOUND TEXT LINES:   1
  NOT FOUND TEXT:   

  Vitals: Date of last Vitals blood pressure measurement unknown.
  

  USE IN RESOLUTION LOGIC:   OR
• FINDING ITEM:   VA-HYPERTENSION
  NO. OF FOUND TEXT LINES:   2
  NO. NOT FOUND TEXT LINES:   1
  REMINDER FREQUENCY:   1D
  FOUND TEXT:   

  History of hypertension on record. BP due every visit in patients
  with HTN.
  

  NOT FOUND TEXT:   

  No HX of HTN on file.  No HX of hypertension presumed.
  

  RANK FREQUENCY:   1
• FINDING ITEM:   ZZVA-HYPERTENSION SCREEN
  NO. OF FOUND TEXT LINES:   0
  NO. NOT FOUND TEXT LINES:   0
  REMINDER FREQUENCY:   2Y
  USE IN RESOLUTION LOGIC:   OR

Review the Taxonomy definition for hypertension and cardiovascular disease
in the PCE Taxonomy file.  Use the taxonomies as distributed or copy a new
taxonomy for local use and make the appropriate modifications. 
 
Either accept the VA- reminder definition or create a local reminder
definition by copying the VA- reminder definition to a local reminder.
 
BP for Blood Pressure should be named as the Result Findings item from
the Vital Type file.

• REMINDER FREQUENCY:   2Y
  NO. OF AGE MATCH LINES:   0
  NO. OF AGE NO MATCH LINES:   0