“…Recent technological innovations allow many children with these conditions to receive home-based care in their communities (Sterni et al, 2016). Despite this shift to home-based care, including mechanical ventilation, children requiring technology assistance are significantly more likely to develop a severe acute illness resulting in unscheduled and costly hospitalizations with care delivered in the intensive care unit (ICU) (Dosa, Boeing, & Kanter, 2001; Edwards, Rivanis, Kun, Caughey, & Keens, 2011).…”