American Heart Association Recognizes Digital Health Innovators Transforming Cardiovascular Care

The American Heart Association has recognized three health technology innovators for developing digital solutions that transform cardiovascular care through its inaugural CarePlan Challenge. As digital health technologies gain momentum, research indicates growing patient acceptance of artificial intelligence-supported health interventions when backed by clinical expertise and evidence-based guidelines. The challenge, hosted by the Association's Center for Health Technology & Innovation, invited developers and AI specialists worldwide to create digital prototypes integrating the organization's science-based CarePlans alongside tools like Life's Essential 8™ and the PREVENT™ Risk Calculator.

Participants received API access to CarePlans and digital tools, enabling them to build solutions that showcase integration of American Heart Association science within digital health platforms. Submissions were evaluated based on innovation, technical implementation, user experience, and clinical impact. The selected solutions demonstrate significant potential for making evidence-based care more personal, accessible, and impactful according to Seth Martin, M.D., M.H.S., FAHA, FACC, FASPC, American Heart Association volunteer and professor at Johns Hopkins Hospital.

The winning solutions include ConneQT's Guided Wellness Programs, which use CarePlans and Life's Essential 8 to link daily tasks, biometrics from the CONNEQT Pulse, and personalized goals from the PREVENT calculator. Porter Health offers a web-based, cross-platform tool that delivers one-click PREVENT and cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic health risk assessments along with expert-vetted, large language model-assisted CarePlans. OneVillage provides a women-focused virtual cardio-primary care platform that transforms CarePlans and PREVENT-guided risk into an 80-day personalized pathway combining physician visits, cardiac rehab, and supportive services.

These innovators will showcase their prototypes at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2025 in New Orleans before an expert panel and live audience. The presentations, scheduled for Sunday, November 8, at 3:15 p.m. CT, celebrate breakthrough ideas that bring science, technology, and innovation together to advance cardiovascular care. The challenge represents a significant step toward harnessing digital technology to expand access to guideline-based cardiovascular care and improve patient outcomes across diverse communities. More information about the initiative is available at https://ahahealthtech.org/aha-careplan-challenge-2025.