Health IT Analytics July 2, 2019
Operating rooms will become infused with artificial intelligence in the coming years, with interoperability and partnerships fueling growth.
Thirty-five percent to 45 percent of operating rooms (ORs) in the US and beyond will become integrated with artificial intelligence and virtual reality technologies by 2022, according to a recent Frost & Sullivan analysis.
AI, virtual reality, and other advanced tools will enable ORs to use intelligent and efficient delivery options to improve care precision. Robotic-assisted surgery devices (RASDs) will play a key role in driving the $4.5 billion US and European hospital and OR products and solutions market to $7.04 billion by 2022, the analysis said.
ORs currently account for about 60 percent of a hospital’s revenue, Frost &...