pharmaphorum April 24, 2024
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...