Objective To explore the effect of information technology assisted health education applied in hypertension patients. Methods A total of 218 patients with essential hypertension were divided into a control group of 110 and an observation group of 108 chronologically, receiving either routine health education guided by grading management of chronic disease or information technology assisted health education. The effect was evaluated after 6 months of intervention. Results The observation group had lower systolic and diastolic pressure, better knowledge about hypertension and higher selfmanagement behavior compared with the control group (P<0.01 for all). Conclusion Under the grading management of hypertension model, implementation of information technology assisted health education can effectively improve patient′s disease knowledge, change unhealthy lifestyle, and enhance selfmanagement behavior, thus to achieve blood pressure control.