Inside Digital Health July 16, 2019
While they have not hit the mainstream yet, virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) are clearly not just for gaming anymore. They are serious business and hold real promise for the future of medicine.
Known collectively as XR, this technological movement in immersive computing is quietly gaining momentum and could transform healthcare in ways many never thought possible. According to an Accenture report, more than one-third of healthcare organizations have already adopted extended reality (XR) across one or more business units. Already, these technologies are impacting key areas of patient care in dozens of innovative applications, from medical and skill-based training to the assisted delivery of high-precision robotic surgery and much more.
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