The American Journal of Managed Care

Noninvasive Ventilation at Home Reduces Mortality in COPD With CRF

This study explores the association between receiving noninvasive ventilation at home and mortality, hospitalizations, and emergency department visits in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Noninvasive Ventilation at Home Lowers Mortality and Health Care Costs in Hypercapnic COPD-CRF

Starting noninvasive ventilation at home (NIVH) early after diagnosis was correlated with lower risk of death and reduced Medicare spending for patients with hypercapnic chronic obstructive pulmonary ...
Medscape

Some Patients With Severe COPD Will Improve on Ventilation

Noninvasive ventilation is a well-known life-sparing option during acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but its effectiveness for severe, but stable disease has been ...
WLWT

Family struggles to get ventilator for in-home care, says state stockpiling for COVID-19

Woman says husband suffering from ALS needs machine, can't get one for a year Woman says husband suffering from ALS needs machine, can't get one for a year Woman says husband suffering from ALS needs ...
NBC 10 Philadelphia

Insurer delays and denials hamper patients seeking at-home breathing machines

Doctors around the country say patients often must struggle first with less effective — and cheaper — devices before some insurers will pay. Lou Gehrig’s disease took away Grace Armant’s ability to ...