Hurst: Telehealth access and wearables will surge within five years
Blair Hurst · Healthcare Is a Bucket Full of Holes — Here's What Falls Through · Mar 20, 2021 · at 28:51
Blair Hurst, founder of Digital Health Review, discusses five- and ten-year technology projections for the healthcare industry.
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“Yeah, the next five years we're definitely going to see Easier access to telehealth. That's the major one that I see. Wearables also are going to be a huge thing in the next five years.”
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