CHICAGO — Higi will join the American Heart Association’s Center for Health Technology & Innovation’s (the Center) Innovators’ Network. The Center is focused on building and fostering health technology relationships to develop innovative and scalable solutions. Innovators’ Network members have access to the Association’s guidelines, recommendations and best-in-class science as they develop digital healthcare technologies.

Higi joins the Innovators’ Network at the American Heart Association, the world’s leading voluntary health organization dedicated to building longer, healthier lives. In the Innovators’ Network, Higi brings a nation-wide consumer health access platform that enables consumers to self-screen, track and take action to improve their health numbers and condition risk. Higi will use its Smart Health Station network and consumer engagement platform to deliver a seamless experience for consumers working to better manage their blood pressure by incorporating the Center’s science-based health management plans, called CarePlans, into their platform.

“We are thrilled to expand our work with the American Heart Association and anticipate an immediate benefit to our users upon launch,” says Higi CEO, Jeff Bennett. “This new health engagement enabled through CarePlans expands upon our shared educational and awareness efforts and brings a new channel for health access to consumers across the country, especially for those at high risk.”

Last year, there were over 35 million sessions completed on the Higi platform, with nearly two out of every three indicating risk for a chronic condition and over 630,000 sessions indicating a risk of hypertensive crisis.

“The Center aims to expand use of the Association’s science-based CarePlans, so it’s incredibly encouraging to see Higi leveraging best-in-class science from the American Heart Association with the aim of improving health education and health engagement,” said Patrick Wayte, senior vice president of the American Heart Association’s Center for Health Technology & Innovation.

This endeavor aims to enhance the consumer services Higi offers and drive wider adoption of the Center’s CarePlans and health content aimed at educating users, increasing usage, and, ultimately, improving health outcomes.

Higi’s Smart Health Stations are available at retail, pharmacy and community locations across the country, and offer free self-service screening for body measurements and chronic health conditions. Consumers use the Higi platform to complete nearly one million tests each week to better understand their health numbers, learn about common health conditions and connect to care resources from trusted health sources, like the American Heart Association.