What is the ACC Guideline Clinical App?
The ACC's Guideline Clinical App is the mobile home of clinical guideline content and tools for clinicians caring for patients with cardiovascular disease. Through the App, clinicians can access executive summary content, guideline recommendations, "Top Ten Take Home Messages," and interactive tools such as risk scores, dosing calculators and algorithms.

  How should the App be used in practice?
The App is intended to help clinicians access guideline recommendations for clinical decision making, reference and study wherever they have a mobile device. Using the App, clinicians can

• Search executive summary content, guideline recommendation tables and associated tables and figures
• Use interactive tools to calculate risk scores, facilitate diagnoses, inform medication choice and dosing, etc.
• Customize guideline content using "notes" and email function to capture thoughts, questions, etc. at any point
• Organize the content and tools most useful to them using the bookmarks and "My Tools" function

  How will user feedback be incorporated into the App?
The ACC collects data about the app through analytics, usability studies, and impact studies when possible. Feedback is used to ensure the app's accuracy and to identify opportunities for improving the app's user experience and to inform the ACC Mobile App portfolio.

  Are there plans to include other clinical documents, such as appropriate use criteria?
The App is currently focused on clinical practice guidelines only. User feedback over time may indicate the need to include other clinical documents which the ACC could explore in the future.

  Where did the tools in the App come from?
The tools in the Guideline Clinical App come from two sources: 1) tables, figures, and algorithms directly from the guideline which are converted into interactive versions and 2) existing tools developed by the ACC as part of the Clinical Toolkits currently available on ACC.org.

  How was the App developed and tested?
The app was developed by a multidisciplinary team of clinical and non-clinical experts and was reviewed by members from the ACC/American Heart Association guideline writing committees. Testing of the app included a usage study, usability studies and an impact study.

  Who is the intended audience for the App?
The App is targeted towards all clinicians who care for patients with cardiovascular disease.

  Will patients benefit from the App?
The App is targeted toward clinicians, but is free to all users including patients. ACC patient tools from CardioSmart are available on the App as appropriate.

  Will any personal or patient information be collected from the App?
No patient information is collected and stored in the App. Anonymous user behavior (i.e. number of people who downloaded the App, how many times a day the App was used) will be gathered through Google Analytics.

  Are there any plans to link outputs from the App to electronic medical records?
There is no current functionality to export information from the app to electronic medical records.

  Is the American Heart Association involved in the development of this App?
The content and tools in the App are derived from the clinical practice guidelines jointly developed by the ACC, American Heart Association and other organizations. The App is developed and updated by the ACC.

  Where can I get the App/Is the App free?
The App is available for free download from the iTunes or Google Play app stores.

  Where can I get help and submit suggestions for the App?
There are several ways you can submit feedback for the App:

• Contact the ACC at 202-375-6000 ext. 5603 or membercare@acc.org
• Fill out ACC's official feedback survey through the "feedback" button on the App's information page, or click here
• Leave comments on the iTunes of Google Play page for the App