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Research Highlights:

• In a study of both socioeconomically disadvantaged and socioeconomically advantaged neighborhoods, better access to primary health care was associated with improved high blood pressure awareness and control.

• These associations existed whether residents lived in socioeconomically disadvantaged or socioeconomically advantaged neighborhoods.

• The study’s findings suggest that regardless of where people live, they may benefit from blood pressure control programs that increase access to primary health care.

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(NewMediaWire) – September 06, 2022 – DALLAS Having easier access to primary care physicians may increase high blood pressure awareness and control regardless of where a person lives, according to new research published today in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomesa peer-reviewed journal of the American Heart Association.

According to the American Heart Association, nearly half of all Americans have hypertension (high blood pressure), and many don’t even know they

Can you imagine a world in which technology enables physicians and nurses to spend less time in front of a computer and more time with patients?

This is the vision of Gareth Sherlock, chief information officer (CIO) at Cleveland Clinic London.

He recalls one of the physician leaders at the clinic saying that he dreams of the day when he can sit across from a patient and look them in the eye without requiring any interaction or typing into a PC throughout the consultation.

“All the clinical notes, ordering of services, scheduling and billing would be taken care of automatically with the use of voice recognition, translation and dictation personalized for each physician and patient,” recounts Sherlock. “It sounds great, doesn’t it? This is the type of technology we need to be aiming for.”

After starting his career as a technology consultant in the finance industry, Sherlock first transitioned to