Transforming hypertension care with digital innovation

Clinic-bound blood-pressure checks were falling short for the 1 in 2 primary-care patients at UC San Diego Health who live with hypertension. So the health system flipped its model: Bluetooth-enabled cuffs, one-click enrollment in Epic, and automated risk flags moved chronic-care management from the exam room to the living room—no insurance hurdles, no extra hassle for clinicians.

The ripple effects? Dramatically lower blood-pressure readings, sizable cost savings, and an equity-first approach that helped UCSDH score Level 10 on CHIME’s Digital Health Most Wired framework. “The Digital Health Assessment Program serves as an important industry north star,” notes CIO Josh Glandorf. Ready to see the playbook—and the numbers—behind this remote-monitoring win? Download the full case study.