virtual reality

Health insurance companies have struggled to keep pace with global digitisation, but if they are to compete with an advancing battalion of disruptors, they need to mobilise coherent digital strategies now – and take the lead in building a new digital ecosystem.

Participating hospitals will gain access to the VRHealth platform and the C.A.R.E VRx Channel. 

Microsoft Chief Medical Officer Simon Kos says health systems are still stuck in the 20th century so the software giant is focusing its efforts on AI, population health, public cloud, precision medicine, virtual services and more.

The deal involves videos of medical lectures as well as surgical procedures.

In a small pilot study, participants that used the VR system reported experiencing a decrease in hot flashes and stress.

Immersive virtual reality is playing a key role in the provision of NHS services to help treat anxieties and phobias.

At Hoag Hospital in California, the same technology is paying dividends for patient engagement and surgical outcomes.

Geisinger CIO Karen Murphy says complexity in healthcare can hide providers’ underlying empathy.

Designed for medical students, nurses and practicing surgeons, the videos seek to replicate what it would be like to observe a procedure from inside the operating room.

The app-based offerings support real-time data collection and sharing between patients, their caregivers and their providers.