Impact of a Telemonitoring Program on the Rate of Hospitalizations for Worsening of Cardio-respiratory Symptoms in COPD Patients Treated at Home by Long-term Non-invasive Ventilation (NIV)

"Daily telemonitoring of breathing rate, % of trigger cycles, daily usage of the NIV will go through an algorithm generating alerts when variations will go beyond normal. When an alert is received, a nurse will evaluate the symptoms of the patient by a standardized phone call questionnaire. The results will be transmitted to a referent practitioner who will decide what the patient should do.~Recommendations will be transferred to the patient within 36 hours."

Daily telemonitoring of breathing rate, % of trigger cycles, daily usage of the NIV will go through an algorithm generating alerts when variations will go beyond normal. Alerts will only be collected, the patient will not be contacted by phone during the alert.