Heart failure, a disease that affects a large proportion of the aging population, continues to be associated with poor outcomes especially in patients who require hospitalization. Each year, nearly 1 million Americans are newly diagnosed with congestive heart failure and currently, there are at least 5 million Americans living with this chronic disease. The number of patients with heart failure is expected to reach 10 million by the year 2037.This population consumes a large proportion of health care resources with the main cost being hospitalization. The heart failure 30-day readmission rates hover around 25% nationally, with an approximate cost of $7,000 per hospitalization.