Factors Influencing Quality Improvement Success in Primary Care: A Comparative Case Study of High‐ and Low‐Performing Sites in Patient Hypertension Outcomes

Key Points

• This research aims to identify factors affecting quality improvement in hypertension management in primary care settings.
• Conducted a comparative case study of high- and low-performing practices
• Analyzed implementation strategies used in a statewide quality improvement initiative
• Focused on barriers to blood pressure control and their solutions
• High-performing sites adopted more proactive approaches to addressing barriers
• Improved blood pressure control was noted in practices with tailored implementation strategies
• Identified key differences in strategies between successful and less successful primary care sites