Augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) are redefining what's possible in healthcare, as well as other sectors. The 18 companies listed below are some of the top virtual and augmented reality companies in the medical industry.
Defining Augmented Reality
Augmented
reality is a technology that blends real-world elements with virtual ones. For
example, a person might visit a trade show and aim their smartphone at a
display to activate an AR experience that allows them to see
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Social Distancing for Medical Devices: 5 Steps to Clinical Network Segmentation to Thwart Cyber-Attacks
Since the beginning of 2020, cyber-attacks have spiked by 300%. As members of the world's most targeted industry, healthcare organizations like hospitals, clinics, pharmacies, and distributors of medical equipment are more at risk now than ever.
Even if an attack isn't directly targeted at connected medical (or, Internet of Medical Things: IoMT) devices, it can spread through a hospital’s internal network and infect equipment used to diagnose and treat patients such as IV pumps, patient
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DispatchHealth Raises $135.8M to Expand On-Demand In-Home Care Model
What You Should Know
- Today DispatchHealth announced the closing of $135.8 million growth capital financing led by Optum Ventures and included participation from existing and new strategic investors.
- The additional funding enables DispatchHealth to
continue to provide in-home medical care to even more vulnerable, high-needs
patients by growing its existing 19 markets, expanding to new markets, and
launching additional services.
- Many health systems, including Renown Health and
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DrChrono Integrates with Rioch to Streamline Patient Onboarding & Reconciliation for Medical Practices
What You Should Know:
- DrChrono integrates with Ricoh’s Smart Integration
Healthcare add-on to enable a medical practice to easily scan a patient’s
driver license to auto-populate the corresponding fields into their EHR/PMS
system.
- The Healthcare add on also includes the ability to directly scan documents, such as referrals, patient history forms, or consent forms. This goes right into the patient record in the EHR, replacing the multiple steps of scanning, saving, and uploading
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Colorado Health Plan Deploys Texting for COVID-19 Medicaid Outreach for Its Members
What You Should Know:
- Colorado
Access has deployed a text message program to its Medicaid members to quickly
distribute basic facts on COVID-19 and health risk information, as well as
resources for people who might be struggling with their mental health during
the pandemic and information on where to get food and unemployment support.
- Through
its partnership with Welltok, the health plan sent more than 700,000 texts over
three weeks in English and Spanish. Using Welltok’s data
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NovuHealth Appoints Sutter Health Aetna Exec Steve Wigginton CEO
NovuHealth,
a consumer engagement company, announced that former Sutter Health|Aetna executive Steve
Wigginton has joined the company as its chief executive officer. Wigginton
succeeds company co-founder Tom Wicka, who has served as CEO since the
company’s inception and will move to the role of executive chairman.
Wicka, as executive chairman, will be taking a strategic
role developing business markets, creating new partnerships, and working with
Wigginton and the board to drive M&A
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Proteus Digital Health Launches Tennessee Medicaid Outcomes-Based Initiative
What You Should Know:
- Proteus Digital Health launches a multi-year, Medicaid outcomes-based initiative with the state of Tennessee’s Medicaid program, TennCare.
- The Proteus initiative allows TennCare to continue strengthening its Hepatitis C treatment efforts through an innovative, value-based care outcomes approach.
Proteus Digital Health®,
Inc. announced today a multi-year, outcomes-based initiative with the state of
Tennessee’s Medicaid program, TennCare.
Building
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XRHealth Lands $7M to Expand Telehealth VR/AR Platform
What You Should Know:
XRHealth raises $7M in funding to expand its telehatlh virtual reality (VR)/augmented reality (AR) platform for clinicians and patients.
XRHealth is the first certified Extended Reality medical
company in the world; their Medical Applications are FDA & CE
Registered.
XRHealth created the first virtual reality telehealth
clinic in the world that is currently certified in 17 states.
XRHealth, formerly known as VRHealth a provider of extended
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Healthcare Data Infrastructure Security Cannot Be Ignored During a Pandemic
The rapid advancement of technology has inspired hope in the healthcare industry, promising to employ artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud-based data platforms in life-altering ways. Surgery assisting robots and miraculously accurate AI-based cancer diagnosis methods are a few preliminary examples of what the industry can expect. With all these great technological strides being taken, however, compliance can easily be left in the dust. And with COVID-19 pushing the limits of healthcare systems
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MassHealth Provides Free Telehealth Services for Women and Families During COVID-19 Pandemic
What You Should Know:
- Maven, the largest telemedicine provider for women’s and family health, announced a new partnership with MassHealth, the Massachusetts, Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program.
- MassHealth will provide free telemedicine appointments for members with COVID-19 symptoms with Maven’s network of obstetric/gynecologists, maternal fetal medicine specialists, pediatricians, family physicians, and general practitioners for women and families in
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