How Virtual Healthcare Can Revolutionize the Health Industry

Published on Jan 13, 2016.

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How Virtual Healthcare Can Revolutionize the Health Industry

Can you imagine the state of healthcare 10-, 20-, even 50 years into the future? This infographic speculates that it may include specifically tailored treatments, at home recovery, better treatment for rural patients, and virtual consultations via life-sized physician holograms to give doctors more time and patients better overall care. No, you haven’t entered a sic-fi movie set, you’ve opened your mind to the future of healthcare!

This infographic was created by Home Healthcare Adaptions, a family-run company based in Dublin, Ireland that helps make life more convenient for people with a physical, sensory, and intellectual disabilities, as well as those with mental health difficulties to continue to live comfortably in their own homes.

Healthcare of the Future - Infographic

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