System-wide algorithm boosts blood pressure control across 90,000 patients

Summary: A new computer tool is helping doctors treat high blood pressure better. The University of California used this system for 90,000 patients. It tells doctors the best steps for giving medicine. Because of this tool, more people got their blood pressure under control. This helped stop 72 strokes, 48 heart attacks, and 38 deaths. It means fewer people went to the emergency room and more people stayed healthy with their families. Even with this great tech, doctors say a healthy lifestyle is still important. Also, some groups, like Black adults, still have higher rates of blood pressure problems, so more work is needed.

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