Developing and Implementing an mHealth Heart Failure Self-care Program to Reduce Readmissions: Randomized Controlled Trial.

Background: Patients admitted with decompensated heart failure (HF) are at risk for hospital readmission and poor quality of life during the discharge period. Lifestyle behavior modifications that promote the self-management of chronic cardiac diseases have been associated with an improved quality of life. However, whether a mobile health (mHealth) program can assist patients in the self-management of HF during the acute posthospital discharge period is unknown.

Remote monitoring for heart failure: Assessing the risks of readmission and mortality.

Study Objective: Remote monitoring (RM) can help patients with heart failure (HF) remain free of hospitalization. Our objective was to implement a patient-centered RM program that ensured timely clinical response, which would be associated with reduced mortality.

Design: This was a retrospective, observational, propensity-matched study.