Many healthcare providers rely heavily on Wi-Fi when working in the hospital or office, limiting what clinicians can do for patients at various points in care delivery. That network dependency can restrict the organization’s potential as well. Our 5G ANS gives healthcare leaders the strategic edge they need to serve more patients even more effectively in an increasingly competitive industry.

In hospitals, clinicians must often shift from one Wi-Fi network to another when moving between floors or down corridors, resulting in occasional communication gaps. With 5G ANS, hospital personnel enjoy a connected care solution, whether they are down the hall or even across the county.

Not ready to ditch Wi-Fi, but need better security? On-site providers can get the best of both worlds by supplementing your installed Wi-Fi with secure 5G. The expanded capabilities of 5G in healthcare can also enable health systems to capitalize on machine learning and artificial intelligence when deploying 5G-enabled applications for clinical services.

En route, EMTs collect critically important data while they’re stabilizing and transporting patients to the ER. While in transit, however, they typically can’t send data securely or quickly to the hospital’s medical teams. With privacy-protected 5G spectrum, EMS teams and ER clinicians have a secure healthcare communication tool to mobilize life-saving patient care before patients reach the hospital.

Wherever a patient is receiving care, the most advanced EHR systems can automatically store data from a myriad of devices. This lets various members of the clinical team understand, at a glance, vital changes in a condition—in real time. With secure, HIPAA-compliant 5G connectivity, EHR systems reach well beyond Wi-Fi, providing a truly connected healthcare system and greatly improving team effectiveness.

When assisting with treatment of patients in remote settings, virtual surgery requires precision—and that means low latency. Remote surgeons, working with a local team, can assess a patient using overlaid imagery before the first incision is made. This exacting collaboration works best with 5G speed and reliability.

Healthcare systems are increasingly compensated by payers, and by Medicare or Medicaid, based on patients’ health outcomes, through value-based care payment plans. Reducing readmissions of discharged patients is possible through technologies that rely on secure, fast connectivity.

What to do about the shortage of healthcare providers in rural areas? With 5G-powered telehealth, urban providers can remotely evaluate patients or accompany clinicians—virtually—on patient visits. Suddenly, health systems have a range of options to help patients who’d previously been beyond reach.