Quest 4 Quality with Joe Higgins

This Podcast deals with the complications of high blood pressure. I start hear because this is one of the most common diseases in this country and one that is easiest to control without medication. It is estimated by the CDC that nearly 80 million Americans have either pre-hypertension defined as a reading above 120 over 80 or high blood pressure, which is defined as a reading greater than 140 over 90.  The common vernacular for HBP is “the silent killer,” quite an ominous term but it is accurate in its depiction of this disease.  The fact is that with HBP you rarely know you have it until it is too late to act on it. This is a disease that ravages the body’s cardiovascular system and can be the cause of stroke and heart disease and while it is deadly, if you pay attention to the causes it is often times easily cured. In this podcast I discuss what HBP is and some actions you can take to improve your outcomes and if you are leading a team it will give you ideas on what you can do to help your employees.