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American Heart Association Launches Connected Care Virtual Program With Cadence to Cut Heart Failure Readmissions

The pilot blends AHA guidelines with Cadence's AI monitoring to deliver 24/7 post-discharge support at home.

Overview

  • The program is piloting at four hospitals: Texas Health Allen (TX), Rutherford Regional Medical Center (Rutherfordton, NC), Frye Regional Medical Center (Hickory, NC), and Community Hospital of the Monterey Peninsula (Monterey, CA).
  • Hospitals refer eligible patients before discharge while Cadence enrolls them, supplies devices, trains on use, monitors vital signs, and provides continuous virtual clinical support.
  • Goals center on reducing 30-day readmissions, improving adherence to guideline-directed medical therapy, and extending personalized cardiometabolic care beyond hospital walls.
  • The rollout focuses on integrating referrals into discharge workflows and delivering always-on remote monitoring without reported clinical outcomes yet.
  • Program backers cite high needs in heart failure care, with nearly one in four patients readmitted within 30 days and fewer than 20% receiving all four therapy pillars after discharge.