What 5G Means for Healthcare
BOSS Magazine October 30, 2020
Increased access to care through technology promises a healthier, more connected future.
Healthcare systems are increasingly transitioning into a value-based model of care, which, simply put, provides better care outcomes at lower costs. CMS anticipates that healthcare spending in the US will represent 20% of our GDP and devour almost 40% of the government’s total budget by 2025. However, that spending doesn’t mean our citizens are healthier—far from it. We spend roughly 2.5 times more per capita on healthcare than the 35 other member nations of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, but life expectancy in the US is lower, more people over 65 are struggling to live with multiple chronic conditions, and our infant mortality rate is higher...