March Office Hours: 2025 Data Submission
2025-03-13 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago)
This live webinar will provide an opportunity for health care organizations to ask any questions about 2025 data submission for Target: BP award achievement.

Registration Link: https://heart.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__dR1nTYBSS2Z-k83NDJjmQ#/registration

Partnering with Patients - Step 3 in Hypertension Control Webinar - Lifestyle modification (Continuing Education activity)
2025-04-24 11:30 - 12:30
When partnering with patients the goal is to empower patients to control their blood pressure. This is accomplished through a combination of evidence-based communication strategies, helping patients accurately self-measure, and by directing patients and families to resources that support medication adherence and healthy lifestyles.
Learning objectives

List 6 modifiable lifestyle risk factors related to hypertension
Describe evidence-based interventions for each risk factor that can improve bloodpressure control
Provide examples of communication strategies that promote culturally, linguistically,and socially appropriate patient engagement in lifestyle change
Identify resources that can support clinicians, care teams, and patients to achievelifestyle change

FacultyStephen P. Juraschek, MD, PhDAssociate Professor of MedicineDepartment of MedicineBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Ruth-Alma Turkson-Ocran, PhD, MPH, RN, FNP-BC Clinical Investigator, Division of General Medicine Researcher at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Faculty of Harvard Medical School Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

May Office Hours: 2025 Data Submission
2025-05-06 12:00 - 13:00
Join us for a webinar on data submission requirements for 2025 achievement awards. We will share any updates to the measure details and attestation questions. There will also be a high-level overview of the registration and data submission process.

Registration Link: https://heart.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_c3PMHqyRTKuE7CZ8MfSXyg#/registration

TARGET: BP DATA SUBMISSION DEADLINE FOR 2025 AWARD ACHIEVEMENT
2025-05-16 22:59
The deadline to submit 2024 data for 2025 award achievement is May 16, 2025, 11:59 p.m. ET. / 10:59 p.m. CT / 9:59 p.m. MT / 8:59 p.m. PT

Target: BP Webinar
2025-08-28 12:00 - 13:30
Featuring writing committee members and highlights from the 2025 AHA/ACC Guideline for the Prevention, Detection, Evaluation and Management of High Blood Pressure in Adults

A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines

This continuing education event will address:

• Blood pressure thresholds for diagnosis and treatment of high blood pressure

• Cardiovascular and cognitive risks of uncontrolled high blood pressure

• Calculation of cardiovascular disease risk as part of diagnostic and treatment approach

• Utilization of recommended medication classes in combination pill form to improve control and adherence

And other significant changes to the new clinical practice guideline.

We also encourage organizations to host local in-person satellite events to watch the livestream. Download this toolkit containing resources to support planning a satellite event, including an event invitation, promotional materials, event tips, and a discussion guide.

Advancing Self-Measured Blood Pressure Monitoring through Medicaid Policy
2025-10-15 12:00 - 13:00
One in three adults enrolled in Medicaid has hypertension.Self-Measured Blood Pressure (SMBP) is an evidence-based intervention supporting better blood pressure control, yet access to BP devices and clinical utilization of SMBP varies across the U.S., along with BP control rates.Join us to learn how the American Medical Association and American Heart Association are collaborating to improve Medicaid coverage for home BP devices and reimbursement for SMBP clinical services. This webinar will review the current Medicaid coverage landscape, provide real-world examples from Michigan and Maryland, and summarize implications for clinical practice. Learning Objectives:

Describe resources to support evidence-based use of SMBP in clinical practice

Understand state-based policy strategies to expand Medicaid device coverage and practice reimbursement

Discuss implementation strategies to ensure Medicaid patients are able to utilize SMBP coverage when available

Outpace CVD Data Submission 101 for 2026 Award Achievement
2026-01-28 11:00 - 12:00
In this webinar, the American Heart Association will share data submission requirements for 2026 achievement awards in all Outpace CVDTM core programs and partnered initiatives (Target: BPTM, Check. Change. Control. CholesterolSM, and Target: Type 2 DiabetesTM).

This includes updates to the measure details and attestation questions as well as a high-level overview of the data submission process.

Target: BP Award Achievement 101 for FQHCs
2026-02-12 11:00 - 12:00
In this webinar, the American Heart Association will introduce key Target: BP™ quality improvement tools for hypertension control and demonstrate how Federally Qualified Health Centers can achieve awards recognizing their work.This will include an overview of data submission requirements, including measure details and attestation questions, and walk through how to submit data.

Outpace CVD Data Submission March Office Hours
2026-03-12 11:00 - 12:00
Join the American Heart Association as we walk through frequently asked data submission questions for our Outpace CVD core programs and initiatives (Target: BP, Check. Change. Control. Cholesterol, and Target: Type 2 Diabetes).

Health care organizations are invited to bring any questions related to data submission on topics including measure requirements, clinical practice attestations, and data platform navigation.

Rural Health Webinar: 2025 AHA/ACC High Blood Pressure Guidelines for Rural Implementation
2026-03-16 13:00 - 14:30
Join us for this webinar facilitated by Eduardo Sanchez, MD, MPH, FAHA and featuring guideline writing committee members:

– Daniel W. Jones, MD, FAHA– Adam P. Bress, PharmD, MS– Yvonne Commodore-Mensah, PhD, MHS, BSN, RN, FAHA, FPCNA

Hear about challenges and successes from rural healthcare organization leaders sharing implementation examples from colleagues across the country.

This event will address:

-Blood pressure thresholds for diagnosis and treatment of high blood pressure-Cardiovascular and cognitive risks of uncontrolled high blood pressure-Cardiovascular disease risk calculation as part of diagnostic and treatment approaches-Recommended medication classes in combination pill form to improve control and adherence-Benefits of out of office blood pressure measurements

Please direct any questions to OutpaceCVD@heart.org.

Outpace CVD Data Submission May Office Hours
2026-05-05 11:00 - 12:00
