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Few studies have specifically explored perspectives on blood pressure management by primary care providers (PCPs) and patients.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Objective<\/jats:title>To examine clinician and patient perspectives on barriers and facilitators to hypertension control within a racially and ethnically diverse health care system.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Design, Setting, and Participants<\/jats:title>This qualitative study was conducted in a large urban US health care system from October 1, 2020, to March 31, 2021, among patients with a diagnosis of hypertension from a racially and ethnically diverse population, for a range of hypertension medication use hypertension control, as well as practicing PCPs. Analysis was conducted between June 2021 and February 2022 using immersion-crystallization methods.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Main Outcomes and Measures<\/jats:title>Perspectives on managing blood pressure, including medication adherence and lifestyle, considerations for intensification, and experiences and gaps in using health information technology tools for hypertension, were explored using semistructured qualitative interviews. These cycles of review were continued until all data were examined and meaningful patterns were identified.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Results<\/jats:title>Interviews were conducted with 30 participants: 15 patients (mean [SD] age, 58.6 [16.2] years; 10 women [67%] and 9 Black patients [60%]) and 15 clinicians (14 PCPs and 1 medical assistant; 8 women [53%]). Eleven patients (73%) had suboptimally controlled blood pressure. Participants reported a wide range of experiences with hypertension care, even within the same clinics and health care system. Five themes relevant to managing hypertension for racially and ethnically diverse patient populations in primary care were identified: (1) difficulty with self-management activities, especially lifestyle modifications; (2) hesitancy intensifying medications by both clinicians and patients; (3) varying the timing and follow-up after changes in medication; (4) variation in blood pressure self-monitoring recommendations and uptake; and (5) limited specific functionality of current health information technology tools.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>Conclusions and Relevance<\/jats:title>In this qualitative study of the views of PCPs and patients on hypertension control, the participants felt that more focus should be placed on lifestyle modifications than medications for hypertension, particularly for patients from racial and ethnic minority groups. Participants also expressed concerns about the existing functionality of health information technology tools to support increasingly asynchronous hypertension care. 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