Medical Device Network June 29, 2020
A number of the current trends in healthcare are driving the use of VR/AR technologies. Many of these trends come from both the patient and physician side, such as increasing use of technology, growing popularity of health and wellness, and big data as well as treating patients using personalised and preventative care. Macroeconomically, the ageing population, increasing chronic disease, and emerging markets are the main market drivers.
Listed below are the key macroeconomic themes impacting VR/AR technology in the healthcare industry, as identified by GlobalData.
Enterprise adoption
As hardware developers make VR/AR headsets more affordable and user-friendly, companies are applying the technologies outside the consumer space to support business processes across a range of enterprise verticals including healthcare. The recent...