Qualcomm: A New Kind Of Medical Device Company

The mobile-technology company is trying to corner the wireless needs of the health-care industry, and is pushing for adoption of value-based health-care models that would be dependent on more data-sharing to justify costs based on patient outcomes.

When you hear "medical device company," the first name that comes to mind probably isn't Qualcomm. But if the company has its way, it'll likely be a major player in the medical device industry for the foreseeable future.

A mobile-technology company, Qualcomm has been making big waves in the health-care sector by using its wireless chip technology and...

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