CTA and ACC Release Best Practices For Consumer CV Technology Solutions

The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) and the ACC have released their second industry framework for the use of consumer cardiovascular technology solutions in the screening and diagnosis for cardiovascular conditions: Best Practices for Consumer Cardiovascular Technology Solutions: Screening and Diagnosis. The framework outlines opportunities for the broader integration of the technology into the workflow for screening and diagnosing cardiovascular disease, using atrial fibrillation and hypertension as examples. Additionally, it provides an evaluation criterion including ease of use, retention, adoption, data privacy/security, and collection of clinically relevant data to help users identify the right tools to be selected. Learn more.