pharmaphorum April 24, 2024
Phil Taylor

A new programme announced by the FDA will work towards the use of augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR) to make patients’ own homes an integral part of the healthcare system.

The Home as a Health Care Hub initiative is part of a drive by the FDSA to tackle health inequity, where people from some racial and ethnic minority (REM) populations and those who live in rural communities and lower-income neighbourhoods are being let down by the current system revolving around clinical facilities.

At its heart is a project run by the FDA’s Centre for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) to design an AR/VR-enabled prototype home with the help of a specialist architectural company, to explore how the technologies can...

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Topics: FDA, Govt Agencies, Health System / Hospital, Home, Metaverse/VR, Patient / Consumer, Provider, Technology
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