Cardiac Rehabilitation Enabled With Health Technology: Innovative Models of Care Delivery and Policy to Enhance Health Equity

Anjali Bhatla^{1

2}, Chang H Kim^{1

2

3}, Mansi Nimbalkar^{2

3}, Anthony Sky Ng-Thow-Hing², Nino Isakadze^{1

2

3}, Erin Spaulding^{2

3

4

5}, Amanda Zaleski⁶, Kelly Jean Craig⁶, Dorothea J Verbrugge⁶, Patrick Dunn⁷, Divya Nag⁸, Deepali Bankar⁸, Seth S Martin^{1

2

3}, Francoise A Marvel^{1

2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore MD.
² Digital Health Innovation Laboratory, Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore MD.
³ Center for Mobile Technologies to Achieve Equity in Cardiovascular Health (mTECH Center), an AHA Health Technology & Innovation SFRN Center Baltimore MD.
⁴ School of Nursing Johns Hopkins University Baltimore MD.
⁵ Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology, and Clinical Research Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Baltimore MD.
⁶ Aetna Medical Affairs Hartford CT.
⁷ American Heart Association Dallas TX.
⁸ Healthcare, Apple Inc Cupertino CA.

Anjali Bhatla et al. J Am Heart Assoc. 2024.

. 2024 Jan 16;13(2):e031621.

doi: 10.1161/JAHA.123.031621. Epub 2024 Jan 16.

¹ Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore MD.
² Digital Health Innovation Laboratory, Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore MD.
³ Center for Mobile Technologies to Achieve Equity in Cardiovascular Health (mTECH Center), an AHA Health Technology & Innovation SFRN Center Baltimore MD.
⁴ School of Nursing Johns Hopkins University Baltimore MD.
⁵ Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology, and Clinical Research Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Baltimore MD.
⁶ Aetna Medical Affairs Hartford CT.
⁷ American Heart Association Dallas TX.
⁸ Healthcare, Apple Inc Cupertino CA.

No abstract available

Keywords: cardiac rehabilitation; cardiovascular diseases; mobile applications; smartphone.

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