Apple touts Vision Pro as healthcare tool
Becker's Healthcare March 11, 2024
Epic Systems, UC San Diego Health, Boston Children’s and Cedars-Sinai are launching healthcare-focused apps for Apple’s new Vision Pro headset.
Epic is launching its new app, Epic Spatial Computing Concept, for the Apple Vision Pro, according to a March 11 news release from Apple. The app enables physicians and clinicians to perform charting; examine labs; communicate via chat; and navigate through in-basket workflows using gestures such as tapping fingers for selection, wrist flicks for scrolling, or utilizing a virtual keyboard or dictation for typing.
Meanwhile, Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai and Boston Children’s Hospital created new apps for Apple Vision Pro.
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