Home-Time After Discharge Among Patients Hospitalized With Heart Failure.

Background: Surveys of patients with cardiovascular disease have suggested that "home-time"-being alive and out of any health care institution-is a prioritized outcome. This novel measure has not been studied among patients with heart failure (HF).

Objectives: This study sought to characterize home-time following hospitalization for HF and assess its relationship with patient characteristics and traditionally reported clinical outcomes.

Smartphone-Based Goniometry Accuracy in Clinical Scenarios.

This study compared two popular iPhone-based goniometer applications to the gold standard universal goniometer for the measurement of the hip and knee joints in scenarios mimicking the normal pace of an orthopaedic clinical practice.Three physicians measured hip and knee joint angles 35 times with one of three goniometers: universal 12-inch goniometer, DrGoniometer (iPhone-5 based), and SimpleGoniometer (iPhone-5 based). Data wwere analyzed using Pearson correlation coefficient calculations.