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Heart failure is the number one cause of hospital readmission in those over 65 years of age and the current standard-of-care of weight self-monitoring is inadequate to predict exacerbation. This project aims to improve the monitoring of heart failure disease progression through the use of real-time, up-to-date data obtained both from a smart phone-based tool and from the electronic health record. The goal is to develop a low-risk, clinically validated method to estimate dynamic heart failure risk to enable the provision of earlier, more effective outpatient interventions that decrease hospitalization.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Hospitalized for decompensated heart failure
• Age >=18 years
• Owns a smart phone
• Willing to measure self assess 6 minute walk test weekly

Exclusion Criteria:

• None