Vendors and ACC Collaborate With Consumer Technology Association to Help Clinicians and Patients Understand Cardiovascular Devices Philips, Samsung, Abbott and Omron join the initiative to develop evaluation criteria that companies can use to better educate clinicians as they recommend devices to their patients The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) is collaborating with the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and several vendors on best practices for device and app and wearable device makers to provide deeper understanding of products that manage cardiovascular health. May 10, 2021 – Today, the Consumer Technology Association (CTA) announced it is collaborating with the American College of Cardiology (ACC) on best practices for device and app and wearable device makers to provide deeper understanding of products that manage cardiovascular health. The working group, which includes members from ACC, Philips, Samsung, Abbott, Omron, and others will develop evaluation criteria that companies can use to better educate clinicians as they recommend devices to their patients.