New technology presents opportunities for the health care industry to transform the care it provides to patients in Texas. While many of these changes provide benefits and improvements to care, some changes may also pose a threat to patient privacy.
Metaverse offers increased telemedicine opportunities
Telemedicine offers the ability to receive health care without leaving the privacy of your own home. The virtual reality aspects of the Metaverse allow health care providers to offer telemedicine visits to a wider range of clients. Although there may be some concerns about jurisdictions and healthcare law, patients could use Metaverse to obtain health care from providers living in entirely different countries without ever leaving their home.
Metaverse increases collaborations
The virtual reality aspects of Metaverse makes collaboration between health care providers easier and more efficient. Providers no longer have to rely upon email, snail mail, or traditional health care portals to relay important information about patients’ health.
Metaverse improves medical training
The same type of technology that is used in gaming allows medical training that would otherwise only be learned through working on a live patient. This type of virtual reality training occurs in the following situations:
- Future health care providers learn procedures before their on-site clinicals.
- Experienced professionals learn new applications and technology before applying it to a patient.
- Providers attend virtual medical conferences to learn from experienced specialists.
Metaverse gives some providers concern about privacy
Health care privacy laws give providers concern when considering adopting Metaverse. Health care companies need to keep all of the following compliance issues in mind:
- OSHA record-keeping
- FDA compliance
- HIPAA
- Medicaid and Medicare requirements
Metaverse benefits and privacy must be considered.
Patients must always be the first concern that any health care provider has before they adopt new technologies. While Metaverse can improve the patients’ experience, health care law guarantees a right to privacy that must be considered first.