Modern healthcare is more mobile than ever before. From biotelemetry to remote medicine, the healthcare industry

has been transformed by wireless technologies that make use of cellular data networks to provide critical information and timely alerts to medical professionals. Our networks need to be stronger than ever to support the continued explosive growth of wireless technologies in the healthcare industry.

HEALTH CARE

Dozens of recent healthcare innovations, such as remote glucometers and cardiac monitors, rely on wireless infrastructure as critical components of their operation. These innovations empower clinicians to be more productive while providing researchers with more insights than ever before. Insights turn into breakthroughs, and breakthroughs combined with increased productivity means more lives saved.

WIRELESS HEALTH IS THE FUTURE OF HEALTH

BIOTELEMETRYBiotelemetry, or remote patient

monitoring, provides doctors the ability to monitor their patients with heart conditions, diabetes, epilepsy, and other chronic conditions on an ongoing basis. Physicians remotely diagnose diseases and problems with new and innovative methods. Researchers can crunch information gleaned from thousands of remote medical sensors to create new understandings and paradigms in their specialties.

$27 BILLION

in North America by 2018.

Remote monitoring is

estimated to save

HEALTH CARETelemedicine, the ability to conduct a virtual doctor

visit via phone or videoconference, empowers patients and physicians to consult with each other without needing to be located in the same area. With a strong wireless network, this growing practice allows physicians to better serve patients in remote areas and allows patients and doctors to deal with common issues quickly, freeing up office visits to focus on more serious concerns.

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REMOTE MEDICINE

PERSONAL HEALTHMobile health apps are giving us more control over

our personal health than ever before. The ability to track calories, physical activity, and other information is making us more accountable to our own health. These apps have begun to connect patients with providers by sending health information from these apps directly to approved family doctors and specialists. A robust wireless network will ensure that we can continue to take control of our own well-being.

Patients projected to use telemedicine in 2018

93%of physicians believe that mobile

health apps can improve a patient’s health

From first responders to small business startups, transportation providers to journalists, custodians to CEOs, the need for reliable wireless is everywhere and the risks of not deploying critical infrastructure to support that need are real. Imagine not being able to call 911 in an emergency, or a patient monitor not informing doctors if something goes wrong. Imagine your mobile business grinding to a halt due to poor connectivity. These are the stakes.

Join Wireless Infrastructure Now to add your voice to the growing demand for data networks that meet the needs of our communities now and in the future.

Make your voice heard by signing up at www.WirelessInfrastructureNow.org

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