The Different HoloLens Healthcare Use Cases

 In CraneMorley, Mixed Reality Industry Insight

The widespread adoption of virtual deliveries and remote operations has shifted from a Covid-19 solution to a new standard of how businesses operate, delivering a more efficient way of working. Microsoft HoloLens and Mixed Reality are pushing boundaries and reimagining what we can achieve by doing more with less.

Here are the three main use cases we currently observe in the field:

1. Holographic Patient Consultation

Enhancing Patient Engagement Holographic Patient Consultation enhances patient engagement. The combination of HoloLens, Mixed Reality, and Holograms provides doctors with a 3D model to visually explain medical conditions to patients. One of the most significant challenges in patient consultations is effectively explaining medical issues and procedures. While images are helpful, they are limited to a 2D representation. Holograms open up a new field of view, demonstrating the problem, potential consequences of not addressing it, and the procedure’s details. Holographic Patient Consultation empowers patients to make better-informed medical decisions.

2. Remote Expert Consultation Empowering Health Team Collaboration Remote Expert Consultation is a use case that gained prominence during the pandemic. Thanks to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Remote Assist, doctors and patients can connect from any location. This technology allows doctors to collaborate with subject matter experts in real-time, making critical and potentially life-saving decisions. Other benefits include reducing doctor and patient exposure to Covid-19 and other highly contagious scenarios. Additionally, it has positive environmental, supply chain, and economic impacts by minimizing the consumption of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).

3. Training Simulations

Revolutionizing Healthcare Training Another area significantly impacted by Covid-19 is healthcare training. In-person labs where students learn procedures and hands-on skills were restricted due to the pandemic. Microsoft Dynamics 365 Guides offers self-paced training using a hands-free approach through HoloLens. Students can learn at their own pace, retaining information more effectively compared to traditional methods. As the student-to-instructor ratio increases, Guides helps instructors allocate time more efficiently by shifting from demonstrations to answering questions and reviewing student performance.

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