Verizon and Emory Healthcare have entered into a strategic partnership to develop and test 5G-enabled use cases that could transform the healthcare industry.
As part of the partnership, Verizon lit up the Emory Healthcare Innovation Hub (EHIH) with its 5G service, making it the nation’s first 5G healthcare innovation lab. EHIH is a healthcare advancement and commercialization program committed to improving the patient care and provider experience.
The massive bandwidth, super-fast speeds and ultra-low latency of Verizon’s 5G network have the potential to help redefine patient care with real-time data analytics, giving researchers the ability to explore solutions such as connected ambulances, remote physical therapy and next-generation medical imaging.
EHIH will be able to test how 5G could enhance augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) applications for medical training, enable telemedicine and remote patient monitoring, and provide point of care diagnostic and imaging systems from the ambulance to the ER.
Tami Erwin, CEO, Verizon Business Group
With 5G, doctors should be able to do things like create holographic 3D anatomical renderings that can be studied from every angle and even projected onto the body in the OR to help guide surgery.
Scott D. Boden, MD, VP for Business Innovation for Emory Healthcare
The healthcare industry, driven by value-based care and increased consumerization, is set for a paradigm shift that will put a much greater focus on connectivity and access to data.
