What role does 5G have in building an efficient and effective healthcare system?

<span data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"\"Specialists in another city, or even country, will be able to meet with patients virtually. It even opens up the possibility of robot-assisted surgery, providing care that may have been otherwise been difficult to obtain in many locations.\""}" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":11137,"3":{"1":0},"10":0,"11":4,"12":0,"14":{"1":3,"3":1},"16":11}">Specialists in another city, or even country, will be able to meet with patients virtually. It even opens up the possibility of robot-assisted surgery, providing care that may have been otherwise been difficult to obtain in many locations.

How can wearables benefit public health?

<span data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Wearables and mobiles have already been providing substantial amounts of data at the population level. As an example, smartphone apps have been used to track close contacts and to anticipate potential hot-spots for large scale transmission of infectious diseases. "}" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4481,"3":{"1":0},"10":2,"11":4,"15":"Arial"}">Wearables and mobiles have already been providing substantial amounts of data at the population level. As an example, smartphone apps have been used to track close contacts and to anticipate potential hot-spots for large scale transmission of infectious diseases.

Do robotic surgeons operate independently?

<span data-sheets-value="{"1":2,"2":"Almost all surgical robots are assistive and under the supervision of experienced surgeons, but there are numerous ways that robotic surgeons can help reduce medical errors. "}" data-sheets-userformat="{"2":4483,"3":{"1":0},"4":{"1":2,"2":16777215},"10":2,"11":4,"15":"Arial"}">Almost all surgical robots are assistive and under the supervision of experienced surgeons, but there are numerous ways that robotic surgeons can help reduce medical errors.

How can 5G benefit telehealth?

5G’s ability to transmit large volumes of data in a short period will be the enabling technology that allows high-resolution still images and videos over distances. This will enable physicians to have remote access to high-resolution imagery that will enable them to make diagnoses without the need to be in the same place as the patient.

Babak Beheshti IEEE Senior Member, IEEE Communications Society, IEEE Computer Society, IEEE Professional Communication Society

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