Hospice News January 20, 2023
More providers are investing in virtual reality (VR) programs as a growing body of research shows that it can ease pain symptoms and improve outcomes for palliative care patients.
Virtual reality technology can reduce the use of high-cost pain therapy services and medications, according to Dr. Joseph Shega, executive vice president and chief medical officer of VITAS Healthcare, a subsidiary of Chemed Corp (NYSE: CHE).
“We’ve seen that VR technology can deliver surprising results at a relatively low cost and with little training required for caregivers,” Shega recently told Forbes Health. “The technology is relatively easy to deploy and use, which makes it useful for a variety of patients in a variety of settings without putting undue stress on care...