{
  "abstract": "Home mechanical ventilation (HMV) is a life-saving treatment for patients with chronic respiratory failure due to different underlying diseases.1–4 Striving for value-based care, that is, high-quality care with optimal use of resources, telemedicine for ventilator-dependent patients holds promise.5 Telemedicine might improve efficiency and quality of HMV care, empower patients and informal caregivers,6–8 enable care at home and broaden access to care, particularly in resource-constrained settings. Telemedicine ideally offers the potential to reduce inpatient care needs,9–11 lower healthcare costs10 11 and foster a more patient-centred approach. Yet, as its adoption increases, important questions arise regarding its actual effectiveness, feasibility and generalisability in chronic respiratory care.",
  "authors": [
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Pulmonary Diseases/Home Mechanical Ventilation, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands",
        "Groningen Research Institute of Asthma and COPD (GRIAC), University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands"
      ],
      "name": "Marieke L Duiverman"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Respiratory Medicine Unit, Policlinico “G. Rodolico-San Marco” University Hospital, Catania, Italy",
        "Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Catania, Italy"
      ],
      "name": "Claudia Crimi"
    }
  ],
  "title": "Telemedicine in home mechanical ventilation: promise, pitfalls and path forward",
  "uid": "8cd0ed67-c203-50ac-a339-ae9703a62d9e"
}