Industry News | 07.22.24
Your Hologram Doctor Will See You Now
By NAMSS Staff
New York Times (06/29/24) Sanders, Hank
Crescent Regional Hospital in Texas has partnered with the Netherlands' Holoconnects to experiment with allowing doctors to engage with patients remotely and in real time as holograms. With the seven-foot-tall Holobox, patients see a high-quality holographic image of their physician, while the doctor sits before a camera and views a display showing the patient. On the downside, some providers do not believe the benefits of a hologram visit justify the Holobox's price tag ($42,000 plus an annual $1,900 service fee).
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