ConnectedBP: A remote blood pressure monitoring program

Description

For monitoring of blood pressure to diagnose and manage hypertension.

Clinical Indication

• Facilitating the diagnosis of hypertension in alleviating the need for the patient to return to the office for follow-up BP checks
• Increasing accuracy of the diagnosis of hypertension, as ambulatory BP monitoring can expose white coat hypertension (elevated BP in office but not at home) or masked hypertension (elevated BP at home but not in office)
• Monitoring of treatment efficacy to titrate levels of antihypertensive medication
• Improving patient compliance with antihypertensive medication

Evidence Base

• Home blood pressure monitoring more accurately reflects the risk of cardiovascular events than office blood pressure measurement. In addition, there is high-quality evidence that HBPM combined with clinical support improves blood pressure control. Therefore, HBPM is increasingly recommended by guidelines to confirm the diagnosis of hypertension and evaluate the efficacy of blood pressure-lowering medications. Liyanage-Don N, Fung D, Phillips E, Kronish IM. Implementing Home Blood Pressure Monitoring into Clinical Practice. Curr Hypertens Rep. 2019;21(2):14. 
• Over the past several decades, evidence has accumulated on the following 2 approaches for measuring blood pressure outside of the clinic: ambulatory blood pressure monitoring and home blood pressure monitoring. Both of these methods have a stronger association with cardiovascular disease outcomes than clinic blood pressure measurement. Shimbo D, Abdalla M, Falzon L, Townsend RR, Muntner P. Role of Ambulatory and Home Blood Pressure Monitoring in Clinical Practice: A Narrative Review. Ann Intern Med. 2015;163(9):691-700. 
• Home blood pressure monitoring is more effective in reducing systolic and diastolic blood pressure compared to other interventions but the clinical significance of its effect is moderate. Re LG, Fusetti V. Efficacia del monitoraggio domiciliare della pressione arteriosa. Sinossi di revisioni sistematiche [Effectiveness of blood pressure home monitoring. Synopsis of systematic reviews.]. Prof Inferm. 2017;70(1):3-11.

Quality Control

The American Medical Association (AMA) enlisted the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago to assist in the design and management of an independent process to determine which BP devices with active FDA 510(k) pre-market clearance record and documentation in the US meet the AMA’s established criteria to validate clinical accuracy (the “Validated Device Listing”, or VDL Criteria). This process entailed an independent review committee comprised of physician experts assessing whether a BP device meets these VDL Criteria, then processing results into a formal list of BP devices that have been validated for clinical accuracy. This device is on the VDL list.

Technical Aspects/Integration

Syncs to A&D Medical app on iOS or Android devices via Bluetooth.

Procurement/Cost

$130.24 (can be purchased via vendor site or Amazon).

Entry Author and Date

Allison Hare, November 2020

Description

For monitoring of blood pressure to diagnose and manage hypertension.

Clinical Indication

• Facilitating the diagnosis of hypertension in alleviating the need for the patient to return to the office for follow-up BP checks
• Increasing accuracy of the diagnosis of hypertension, as ambulatory BP monitoring can expose white coat hypertension (elevated BP in office but not at home) or masked hypertension (elevated BP at home but not in office)
• Monitoring of treatment efficacy to titrate levels of antihypertensive medication
• Improving patient compliance with antihypertensive medication

Evidence Base

• Home blood pressure monitoring more accurately reflects the risk of cardiovascular events than office blood pressure measurement. In addition, there is high-quality evidence that HBPM combined with clinical support improves blood pressure control. Therefore, HBPM is increasingly recommended by guidelines to confirm the diagnosis of hypertension and evaluate the efficacy of blood pressure-lowering medications. Liyanage-Don N, Fung D, Phillips E, Kronish IM. Implementing Home Blood Pressure Monitoring into Clinical Practice. Curr Hypertens Rep. 2019;21(2):14. 
• Over the past several decades, evidence has accumulated on the following 2 approaches for measuring blood pressure outside of the clinic: ambulatory blood pressure monitoring and home blood pressure monitoring. Both of these methods have a stronger association with cardiovascular disease outcomes than clinic blood pressure measurement. Shimbo D, Abdalla M, Falzon L, Townsend RR, Muntner P. Role of Ambulatory and Home Blood Pressure Monitoring in Clinical Practice: A Narrative Review. Ann Intern Med. 2015;163(9):691-700. 
• Home blood pressure monitoring is more effective in reducing systolic and diastolic blood pressure compared to other interventions but the clinical significance of its effect is moderate. Re LG, Fusetti V. Efficacia del monitoraggio domiciliare della pressione arteriosa. Sinossi di revisioni sistematiche [Effectiveness of blood pressure home monitoring. Synopsis of systematic reviews.]. Prof Inferm. 2017;70(1):3-11.

Quality Control

The American Medical Association (AMA) enlisted the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago to assist in the design and management of an independent process to determine which BP devices with active FDA 510(k) pre-market clearance record and documentation in the US meet the AMA’s established criteria to validate clinical accuracy (the “Validated Device Listing”, or VDL Criteria). This process entailed an independent review committee comprised of physician experts assessing whether a BP device meets these VDL Criteria, then processing results into a formal list of BP devices that have been validated for clinical accuracy. This device is on the VDL list.

Technical Aspects/Integration

Syncs to Hillrom-Welch Allyn app on iOS or Android devices via Bluetooth.

Procurement/Cost

$119.99 (can be purchased via vendor site or Amazon).

Entry Author and Date

Allison Hare, November 2020

Description

For monitoring of blood pressure to diagnose and manage hypertension.

Clinical Indication

• Facilitating the diagnosis of hypertension in alleviating the need for the patient to return to the office for follow-up BP checks
• Increasing accuracy of the diagnosis of hypertension, as ambulatory BP monitoring can expose white coat hypertension (elevated BP in office but not at home) or masked hypertension (elevated BP at home but not in office)
• Monitoring of treatment efficacy to titrate levels of antihypertensive medication
• Improving patient compliance with antihypertensive medication

Evidence Base

• Home blood pressure monitoring more accurately reflects the risk of cardiovascular events than office blood pressure measurement. In addition, there is high-quality evidence that HBPM combined with clinical support improves blood pressure control. Therefore, HBPM is increasingly recommended by guidelines to confirm the diagnosis of hypertension and evaluate the efficacy of blood pressure-lowering medications. Liyanage-Don N, Fung D, Phillips E, Kronish IM. Implementing Home Blood Pressure Monitoring into Clinical Practice. Curr Hypertens Rep. 2019;21(2):14. 
• Over the past several decades, evidence has accumulated on the following 2 approaches for measuring blood pressure outside of the clinic: ambulatory blood pressure monitoring and home blood pressure monitoring. Both of these methods have a stronger association with cardiovascular disease outcomes than clinic blood pressure measurement. Shimbo D, Abdalla M, Falzon L, Townsend RR, Muntner P. Role of Ambulatory and Home Blood Pressure Monitoring in Clinical Practice: A Narrative Review. Ann Intern Med. 2015;163(9):691-700. 
• Home blood pressure monitoring is more effective in reducing systolic and diastolic blood pressure compared to other interventions but the clinical significance of its effect is moderate. Re LG, Fusetti V. Efficacia del monitoraggio domiciliare della pressione arteriosa. Sinossi di revisioni sistematiche [Effectiveness of blood pressure home monitoring. Synopsis of systematic reviews.]. Prof Inferm. 2017;70(1):3-11.

Quality Control

The American Medical Association (AMA) enlisted the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago to assist in the design and management of an independent process to determine which BP devices with active FDA 510(k) pre-market clearance record and documentation in the US meet the AMA’s established criteria to validate clinical accuracy (the “Validated Device Listing”, or VDL Criteria). This process entailed an independent review committee comprised of physician experts assessing whether a BP device meets these VDL Criteria, then processing results into a formal list of BP devices that have been validated for clinical accuracy. This device is on the VDL list.

Technical Aspects/Integration

Syncs to OMRON Connect app on iOS or Android devices via Bluetooth. List of compatible devices here.

Procurement/Cost

$67.49-89.99 (can be purchased via vendor site or Amazon).

Entry Author and Date

Allison Hare, November 2020

Description

For monitoring of blood pressure to diagnose and manage hypertension.

Clinical Indication

• Facilitating the diagnosis of hypertension in alleviating the need for the patient to return to the office for follow-up BP checks
• Increasing accuracy of the diagnosis of hypertension, as ambulatory BP monitoring can expose white coat hypertension (elevated BP in office but not at home) or masked hypertension (elevated BP at home but not in office)
• Monitoring of treatment efficacy to titrate levels of antihypertensive medication
• Improving patient compliance with antihypertensive medication

Evidence Base

• Home blood pressure monitoring more accurately reflects the risk of cardiovascular events than office blood pressure measurement. In addition, there is high-quality evidence that HBPM combined with clinical support improves blood pressure control. Therefore, HBPM is increasingly recommended by guidelines to confirm the diagnosis of hypertension and evaluate the efficacy of blood pressure-lowering medications. Liyanage-Don N, Fung D, Phillips E, Kronish IM. Implementing Home Blood Pressure Monitoring into Clinical Practice. Curr Hypertens Rep. 2019;21(2):14. 
• Over the past several decades, evidence has accumulated on the following 2 approaches for measuring blood pressure outside of the clinic: ambulatory blood pressure monitoring and home blood pressure monitoring. Both of these methods have a stronger association with cardiovascular disease outcomes than clinic blood pressure measurement. Shimbo D, Abdalla M, Falzon L, Townsend RR, Muntner P. Role of Ambulatory and Home Blood Pressure Monitoring in Clinical Practice: A Narrative Review. Ann Intern Med. 2015;163(9):691-700. 
• Home blood pressure monitoring is more effective in reducing systolic and diastolic blood pressure compared to other interventions but the clinical significance of its effect is moderate. Re LG, Fusetti V. Efficacia del monitoraggio domiciliare della pressione arteriosa. Sinossi di revisioni sistematiche [Effectiveness of blood pressure home monitoring. Synopsis of systematic reviews.]. Prof Inferm. 2017;70(1):3-11.

Quality Control

The American Medical Association (AMA) enlisted the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago to assist in the design and management of an independent process to determine which BP devices with active FDA 510(k) pre-market clearance record and documentation in the US meet the AMA’s established criteria to validate clinical accuracy (the “Validated Device Listing”, or VDL Criteria). This process entailed an independent review committee comprised of physician experts assessing whether a BP device meets these VDL Criteria, then processing results into a formal list of BP devices that have been validated for clinical accuracy. This device is on the VDL list.

Technical Aspects/Integration

Syncs to OMRON Connect app on iOS or Android devices via Bluetooth. List of compatible devices here.

Procurement/Cost

$74.99-99.99 (can be purchased via vendor site or Amazon).

Entry Author and Date

Allison Hare, November 2020

Description

For monitoring of blood pressure to diagnose and manage hypertension.

Clinical Indication

• Facilitating the diagnosis of hypertension in alleviating the need for the patient to return to the office for follow-up BP checks
• Increasing accuracy of the diagnosis of hypertension, as ambulatory BP monitoring can expose white coat hypertension (elevated BP in office but not at home) or masked hypertension (elevated BP at home but not in office)
• Monitoring of treatment efficacy to titrate levels of antihypertensive medication
• Improving patient compliance with antihypertensive medication

Evidence Base

• Home blood pressure monitoring more accurately reflects the risk of cardiovascular events than office blood pressure measurement. In addition, there is high-quality evidence that HBPM combined with clinical support improves blood pressure control. Therefore, HBPM is increasingly recommended by guidelines to confirm the diagnosis of hypertension and evaluate the efficacy of blood pressure-lowering medications. Liyanage-Don N, Fung D, Phillips E, Kronish IM. Implementing Home Blood Pressure Monitoring into Clinical Practice. Curr Hypertens Rep. 2019;21(2):14. 
• Over the past several decades, evidence has accumulated on the following 2 approaches for measuring blood pressure outside of the clinic: ambulatory blood pressure monitoring and home blood pressure monitoring. Both of these methods have a stronger association with cardiovascular disease outcomes than clinic blood pressure measurement. Shimbo D, Abdalla M, Falzon L, Townsend RR, Muntner P. Role of Ambulatory and Home Blood Pressure Monitoring in Clinical Practice: A Narrative Review. Ann Intern Med. 2015;163(9):691-700. 
• Home blood pressure monitoring is more effective in reducing systolic and diastolic blood pressure compared to other interventions but the clinical significance of its effect is moderate. Re LG, Fusetti V. Efficacia del monitoraggio domiciliare della pressione arteriosa. Sinossi di revisioni sistematiche [Effectiveness of blood pressure home monitoring. Synopsis of systematic reviews.]. Prof Inferm. 2017;70(1):3-11.

Quality Control

The American Medical Association (AMA) enlisted the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago to assist in the design and management of an independent process to determine which BP devices with active FDA 510(k) pre-market clearance record and documentation in the US meet the AMA’s established criteria to validate clinical accuracy (the “Validated Device Listing”, or VDL Criteria). This process entailed an independent review committee comprised of physician experts assessing whether a BP device meets these VDL Criteria, then processing results into a formal list of BP devices that have been validated for clinical accuracy. This device is on the VDL list.

Technical Aspects/Integration

Syncs to OMRON Connect app on iOS or Android devices via Bluetooth. List of compatible devices here. Can also take an ECG.

Procurement/Cost

$179.95-199.99 (can be purchased via vendor site or Amazon).

Entry Author and Date

Allison Hare, November 2020

Description

For monitoring of blood pressure to diagnose and manage hypertension.

Clinical Indication

• Facilitating the diagnosis of hypertension in alleviating the need for the patient to return to the office for follow-up BP checks
• Increasing accuracy of the diagnosis of hypertension, as ambulatory BP monitoring can expose white coat hypertension (elevated BP in office but not at home) or masked hypertension (elevated BP at home but not in office)
• Monitoring of treatment efficacy to titrate levels of antihypertensive medication
• Improving patient compliance with antihypertensive medication

Evidence Base

• Home blood pressure monitoring more accurately reflects the risk of cardiovascular events than office blood pressure measurement. In addition, there is high-quality evidence that HBPM combined with clinical support improves blood pressure control. Therefore, HBPM is increasingly recommended by guidelines to confirm the diagnosis of hypertension and evaluate the efficacy of blood pressure-lowering medications. Liyanage-Don N, Fung D, Phillips E, Kronish IM. Implementing Home Blood Pressure Monitoring into Clinical Practice. Curr Hypertens Rep. 2019;21(2):14. 
• Over the past several decades, evidence has accumulated on the following 2 approaches for measuring blood pressure outside of the clinic: ambulatory blood pressure monitoring and home blood pressure monitoring. Both of these methods have a stronger association with cardiovascular disease outcomes than clinic blood pressure measurement. Shimbo D, Abdalla M, Falzon L, Townsend RR, Muntner P. Role of Ambulatory and Home Blood Pressure Monitoring in Clinical Practice: A Narrative Review. Ann Intern Med. 2015;163(9):691-700. 
• Home blood pressure monitoring is more effective in reducing systolic and diastolic blood pressure compared to other interventions but the clinical significance of its effect is moderate. Re LG, Fusetti V. Efficacia del monitoraggio domiciliare della pressione arteriosa. Sinossi di revisioni sistematiche [Effectiveness of blood pressure home monitoring. Synopsis of systematic reviews.]. Prof Inferm. 2017;70(1):3-11.

Quality Control

The American Medical Association (AMA) enlisted the National Opinion Research Center at the University of Chicago to assist in the design and management of an independent process to determine which BP devices with active FDA 510(k) pre-market clearance record and documentation in the US meet the AMA’s established criteria to validate clinical accuracy (the “Validated Device Listing”, or VDL Criteria). This process entailed an independent review committee comprised of physician experts assessing whether a BP device meets these VDL Criteria, then processing results into a formal list of BP devices that have been validated for clinical accuracy. This device is on the VDL list.

Technical Aspects/Integration

Syncs to OMRON Connect app on iOS or Android devices via Bluetooth. List of compatible devices here.

Procurement/Cost

$53.68 (can be purchased via vendor site or Amazon).

Entry Author and Date

Allison Hare, November 2020

Description

For monitoring of blood pressure to diagnose and manage hypertension.

Clinical Indication

• Facilitating the diagnosis of hypertension in alleviating the need for the patient to return to the office for follow-up BP checks
• Increasing accuracy of the diagnosis of hypertension, as ambulatory BP monitoring can expose white coat hypertension (elevated BP in office but not at home) or masked hypertension (elevated BP at home but not in office)
• Monitoring of treatment efficacy to titrate levels of antihypertensive medication
• Improving patient compliance with antihypertensive medication

Evidence Base

• Home blood pressure monitoring more accurately reflects the risk of cardiovascular events than office blood pressure measurement. In addition, there is high-quality evidence that HBPM combined with clinical support improves blood pressure control. Therefore, HBPM is increasingly recommended by guidelines to confirm the diagnosis of hypertension and evaluate the efficacy of blood pressure-lowering medications. Liyanage-Don N, Fung D, Phillips E, Kronish IM. Implementing Home Blood Pressure Monitoring into Clinical Practice. Curr Hypertens Rep. 2019;21(2):14. 
• Over the past several decades, evidence has accumulated on the following 2 approaches for measuring blood pressure outside of the clinic: ambulatory blood pressure monitoring and home blood pressure monitoring. Both of these methods have a stronger association with cardiovascular disease outcomes than clinic blood pressure measurement. Shimbo D, Abdalla M, Falzon L, Townsend RR, Muntner P. Role of Ambulatory and Home Blood Pressure Monitoring in Clinical Practice: A Narrative Review. Ann Intern Med. 2015;163(9):691-700. 
• Home blood pressure monitoring is more effective in reducing systolic and diastolic blood pressure compared to other interventions but the clinical significance of its effect is moderate. Re LG, Fusetti V. Efficacia del monitoraggio domiciliare della pressione arteriosa. Sinossi di revisioni sistematiche [Effectiveness of blood pressure home monitoring. Synopsis of systematic reviews.]. Prof Inferm. 2017;70(1):3-11.

Quality Control

FDA-cleared.

Technical Aspects/Integration

Syncs to app on iOS, Android, and Kindle via Bluetooth.

Procurement/Cost

$79.20-99.99 (can be purchased via vendor site or Amazon).

Entry Author and Date

Allison Hare, November 2020

Description

For monitoring of blood pressure to diagnose and manage hypertension.

Clinical Indication

• Facilitating the diagnosis of hypertension in alleviating the need for the patient to return to the office for follow-up BP checks
• Increasing accuracy of the diagnosis of hypertension, as ambulatory BP monitoring can expose white coat hypertension (elevated BP in office but not at home) or masked hypertension (elevated BP at home but not in office)
• Monitoring of treatment efficacy to titrate levels of antihypertensive medication
• Improving patient compliance with antihypertensive medication

Evidence Base

• Home blood pressure monitoring more accurately reflects the risk of cardiovascular events than office blood pressure measurement. In addition, there is high-quality evidence that HBPM combined with clinical support improves blood pressure control. Therefore, HBPM is increasingly recommended by guidelines to confirm the diagnosis of hypertension and evaluate the efficacy of blood pressure-lowering medications. Liyanage-Don N, Fung D, Phillips E, Kronish IM. Implementing Home Blood Pressure Monitoring into Clinical Practice. Curr Hypertens Rep. 2019;21(2):14. 
• Over the past several decades, evidence has accumulated on the following 2 approaches for measuring blood pressure outside of the clinic: ambulatory blood pressure monitoring and home blood pressure monitoring. Both of these methods have a stronger association with cardiovascular disease outcomes than clinic blood pressure measurement. Shimbo D, Abdalla M, Falzon L, Townsend RR, Muntner P. Role of Ambulatory and Home Blood Pressure Monitoring in Clinical Practice: A Narrative Review. Ann Intern Med. 2015;163(9):691-700. 
• Home blood pressure monitoring is more effective in reducing systolic and diastolic blood pressure compared to other interventions but the clinical significance of its effect is moderate. Re LG, Fusetti V. Efficacia del monitoraggio domiciliare della pressione arteriosa. Sinossi di revisioni sistematiche [Effectiveness of blood pressure home monitoring. Synopsis of systematic reviews.]. Prof Inferm. 2017;70(1):3-11.

Quality Control

FDA-cleared.

Technical Aspects/Integration

Can also measure heart rate. Syncs via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth; results can be sent to provider via iOS app.

Procurement/Cost

$99.95 (can be purchased via vendor site or Amazon).

Entry Author and Date

Allison Hare, November 2020

Description

App designed to assist patients with tracking, analyzing, and sharing blood pressure measurements.

Evidence Base

A systematic review on the effectiveness of apps in lowering blood pressure, as well as their usability and patients' satisfaction with their use, found that most studies reported that apps might be effective in lowering blood pressure and are accepted by users. However, these findings should be interpreted with caution, as most of the studies had a high risk of bias. Alessa T, Abdi S, Hawley MS, de Witte L. Mobile Apps to Support the Self-Management of Hypertension: Systematic Review of Effectiveness, Usability, and User Satisfaction. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. 2018 Jul 23;6(7):e10723.

Quality Control

Hypertension management apps are not classified as medical devices under Section 201(h) of the FFDCA and are therefore not subject to FDA regulatory oversight.

Technical Aspects/Integration

​​​​Can share information with providers via email. Syncs with Apple HealthKit.

 

 

Procurement/Cost

Can be downloaded from the Google Play Store or iOS App Store.

Notes

Manually tracks blood pressure, heart rate, and weight data with reminders to take blood pressure readings. Features reminders to take blood pressures and analysis view with 1 day, 1 week, 1 month and 1 year trends.

Entry Author and Date

Allison Hare, January 2021

Description

App designed to assist patients with tracking, analyzing, and sharing blood pressure measurements.

Evidence Base

A systematic review on the effectiveness of apps in lowering blood pressure, as well as their usability and patients' satisfaction with their use, found that most studies reported that apps might be effective in lowering blood pressure and are accepted by users. However, these findings should be interpreted with caution, as most of the studies had a high risk of bias. Alessa T, Abdi S, Hawley MS, de Witte L. Mobile Apps to Support the Self-Management of Hypertension: Systematic Review of Effectiveness, Usability, and User Satisfaction. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. 2018 Jul 23;6(7):e10723.

Quality Control

Hypertension management apps are not classified as medical devices under Section 201(h) of the FFDCA and are therefore not subject to FDA regulatory oversight.

Technical Aspects/Integration

Syncs with Apple HealthKit.

 

 

Procurement/Cost

Can be downloaded from the Google Play Store or iOS App Store.

Notes

Manually tracks blood pressure, heart rate, blood glucose, SpO2, weight, and medication data with analysis view with 1 week, 2 weeks, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, and 1 year trends.

Entry Author and Date

Allison Hare, January 2021

Description

App designed to assist patients with tracking, analyzing, and sharing blood pressure measurements.

Evidence Base

A systematic review on the effectiveness of apps in lowering blood pressure, as well as their usability and patients' satisfaction with their use, found that most studies reported that apps might be effective in lowering blood pressure and are accepted by users. However, these findings should be interpreted with caution, as most of the studies had a high risk of bias. Alessa T, Abdi S, Hawley MS, de Witte L. Mobile Apps to Support the Self-Management of Hypertension: Systematic Review of Effectiveness, Usability, and User Satisfaction. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. 2018 Jul 23;6(7):e10723.

Quality Control

Hypertension management apps are not classified as medical devices under Section 201(h) of the FFDCA and are therefore not subject to FDA regulatory oversight

Technical Aspects/Integration

Syncs with Apple HealthKit.

 

 

Procurement/Cost

Can be downloaded from the Google Play Store or iOS App Store.

Notes

Manually tracks blood pressure, blood glucose, and weight data with weekly “reports” and daily “insights”, as well as reminders to take blood pressure readings and medications.

Entry Author and Date

Allison Hare, January 2021

Description

App designed to assist patients with tracking, analyzing, and sharing blood pressure measurements.

Evidence Base

A systematic review on the effectiveness of apps in lowering blood pressure, as well as their usability and patients' satisfaction with their use, found that most studies reported that apps might be effective in lowering blood pressure and are accepted by users. However, these findings should be interpreted with caution, as most of the studies had a high risk of bias. Alessa T, Abdi S, Hawley MS, de Witte L. Mobile Apps to Support the Self-Management of Hypertension: Systematic Review of Effectiveness, Usability, and User Satisfaction. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. 2018 Jul 23;6(7):e10723.

Quality Control

Hypertension management apps are not classified as medical devices under Section 201(h) of the FFDCA and are therefore not subject to FDA regulatory oversight.

Technical Aspects/Integration

Manually tracks blood pressure and heart rate data with options to share via SMS, email, Facebook or Twitter. Syncs with Apple HealthKit.

 

 

Procurement/Cost

Can be downloaded from the Google Play Store or iOS App Store.

Entry Author and Date

Allison Hare, January 2021

Description

App designed to assist patients with tracking, analyzing, and sharing blood pressure measurements.

Evidence Base

A systematic review on the effectiveness of apps in lowering blood pressure, as well as their usability and patients' satisfaction with their use, found that most studies reported that apps might be effective in lowering blood pressure and are accepted by users. However, these findings should be interpreted with caution, as most of the studies had a high risk of bias. Alessa T, Abdi S, Hawley MS, de Witte L. Mobile Apps to Support the Self-Management of Hypertension: Systematic Review of Effectiveness, Usability, and User Satisfaction. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. 2018 Jul 23;6(7):e10723.

Quality Control

Hypertension management apps are not classified as medical devices under Section 201(h) of the FFDCA and are therefore not subject to FDA regulatory oversight.

Technical Aspects/Integration

Tracks blood pressure and heart rate data via Bluetooth-enabled blood pressure monitors (A&D, Omron, QardioArm, iHealth, and Withings). Syncs with Apple HealthKit. Can share information with providers via email or SMS.

Procurement/Cost

Can be downloaded from the Google Play Store or iOS App Store.

Notes

Also tracks weight and ECG information. Features tagging system for notes about blood pressure readings and analysis view with 1 week, 2 week, and 1 month trends.

Entry Author and Date

Allison Hare, January 2021