HealthTech October 30, 2023
Calvin Hennick

Federal health agencies find that virtual visits (and VR) make appointments more convenient for patients.

In a pilot physical therapy program run by the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Asheville, N.C., veterans work to save a medieval village from a fire-breathing dragon.

“While they’re tracking the dragon, they have to keep it in their line of sight,” says Caitlin Rawlins, deputy director of clinical tech innovation in the VA’s Office of Healthcare Innovation and Learning.

“Clinicians are able to see their range of motion — whether they’re able to track that dragon and save the town by moving their head to the left and right or up and down — and then we can track all of those movements over...

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