Digital Health in Cardiac Care

Certified Professional by the American Heart Association (CPAHA)
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The gold standard tradition of certification for high-quality healthcare organizations is now available to individual professionals. Display your dedication to digital health in cardiac care excellence by completing your certification journey.

This certification aims to better equip health care providers and professionals in the health and wellness sector who use digital health technology to help patients manage and prevent heart conditions. Certification provides validation that an individual has followed the American Heart Association’s rigorous, science-backed requirements.


Digital health will transform how providers manage chronic conditions.

How Patients Benefit

  • Assurance that patient care is at the heart of the certification.
  • Knowledge that the health care professional can provide expert services using evaluation criteria supported by American Heart Association science.
  • Digital health enables better patient self-management, early detection of issues and improved treatment outcomes by providing continuous data and insights to both patients and health care providers.
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How Health Care Professionals Benefit

  • The certification will increase digital health literacy, boosting professional understanding of various terms and technology to promote behavior change among patients.
  • Validation of a level of expertise that only the American Heart Association can offer.
  • Possibility of more patient referrals, professional recognition and increased salary.
  • Enhanced expertise and the personal satisfaction of providing your patients with the best possible care via digital health.
  • Certificate and graphic suitable for display.
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How Referral Sources & Insurance Providers Benefit

  • Support care coordination and communication between the referral source and agencies, enhancing the continuum of care for the patient.
  • Confidence of certification built on the Association’s science and guidelines.
  • Opportunity to demonstrate quality of care through patient outcomes.
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