Broadband's tremendous benefits for health care
An article by Robert Litan highlights some of the efficiencies that broadband could mean for health care, as quantified in a recent study by the same author. The potential applications and anticipated savings are fascinating. Litan cites one study, for example, which found that broadband-based remote monitoring for all chronically ill patients could reduce hospital, outpatient, and drug expenses by 30 percent -- reducing overall health care expenses for the United States by roughly one quarter, or about $350 billion annually. (See "Massive Economic Benefits Foreseen:
Ultra-fast telemedicine and telecommuting can save money and improve quality of life," by Robert E. Litan.)
