Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Health Center Certification
What is CKM Center Certification?
A new designation for delivering integrated, person-centered CKM care. CKM Center Certification recognizes health care sites that demonstrate a commitment to coordinated, evidence-based care across specialties—including primary care, cardiology, endocrinology, nephrology, obesity medicine, and more.
Built on the American Heart Association’s rigorous certification framework, this program is currently in the feasibility testing phase with a small cohort of early adopters, representing sites across the CKM care continuum.
Why Participate?
Help shape the model. Set the standard. Lead the way.
As a selected early adopter site, your organization has the opportunity to:
- Refine the standards: Review draft criteria and share real-world feedback
- Advance improvement: Use data from the CKM registries to identify gaps and track progress
- Join a national cohort: Collaborate with peers contributing to a scalable framework
- Earn early recognition: Be among the first to achieve CKM certification, with acknowledgment at AHA national conferences
How it Helps Your Site
Strengthen care coordination across conditions—and across
teams.
CKM Center Certification is designed to support:
- Primary care organizations looking to lead population-level CKM strategies
- Specialty clinics seeking alignment with broader standards of care
- Multidisciplinary teams working across CKD, diabetes, heart failure, obesity and hypertension
The certification gives healthcare organizations a framework to close care gaps, streamline pathways and improve quality while standing out in a complex and competitive landscape.
How it Helps Your Patients
More seamless, personalized and effective care.
By recognizing and supporting integrated care delivery, CKM certification helps
ensure that patients receive:
- Earlier risk identification and proactive management
- Fewer care silos, duplications and delays
- Whole-person care that accounts for interconnected conditions and social drivers of health
American Heart Association CKM Health Initiative
CKM center certification is part of the American Heart Association CKM Health Initiative, a multi-year effort to transform care delivery for people with, or at risk for, cardiovascular, kidney and metabolic conditions. This initiative also includes a national implementation science program with 150+ participating sites, patient and community engagement strategies, and professional education campaigns to equip care teams with the latest science. Together, these efforts are shaping a more connected future for CKM care, centered on patients, backed by science and led by frontline teams like yours.Ready to learn more?
Your team will receive direct guidance and support from the AHA throughout the pilot. If your team is interested in participating or learning more, please reach out—we’d be happy to schedule time to connect.
Talk with a representative for more information.
Learn more about the CKM Health Initiative, and how health care providers can get involved.