Healthcare in metaverse: a survey on current metaverse applications in healthcare
The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed several limitations of existing healthcare systems. Thus, there is a surge in healthcare innovation and new business models using computer-mediated virtual environments to provide an alternative healthcare system. Today, digital transformation is not limited to vir...
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| author | Bansal, Gaurang Rajgopal, Karthik Chamola, Vinay Xiong, Zehui Niyato, Dusit |
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| description | The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed several limitations of existing healthcare systems. Thus, there is a surge in healthcare innovation and new business models using computer-mediated virtual environments to provide an alternative healthcare system. Today, digital transformation is not limited to virtual communication alone but encompasses digitalizing the network of social connections in the healthcare industry using metaverse technology. The metaverse is a universal and immersive virtual world facilitated by virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR). This paper presents the first effort to offer a comprehensive survey that examines the latest metaverse developments in the healthcare industry, which covers seven domains: telemedicine, clinical care, education, mental health, physical fitness, veterinary, and pharmaceuticals. We review metaverse applications and deeply discuss technical issues and available solutions in each domain that can help develop a self-sustaining, persistent, and future-proof solution for medical healthcare systems. Finally, we highlight the challenges that must be tackled before fully embracing the metaverse for the healthcare industry. |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1649962023-03-10T15:35:56Z Healthcare in metaverse: a survey on current metaverse applications in healthcare Bansal, Gaurang Rajgopal, Karthik Chamola, Vinay Xiong, Zehui Niyato, Dusit School of Computer Science and Engineering Engineering::Computer science and engineering Metaverse Healthcare The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed several limitations of existing healthcare systems. Thus, there is a surge in healthcare innovation and new business models using computer-mediated virtual environments to provide an alternative healthcare system. Today, digital transformation is not limited to virtual communication alone but encompasses digitalizing the network of social connections in the healthcare industry using metaverse technology. The metaverse is a universal and immersive virtual world facilitated by virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR). This paper presents the first effort to offer a comprehensive survey that examines the latest metaverse developments in the healthcare industry, which covers seven domains: telemedicine, clinical care, education, mental health, physical fitness, veterinary, and pharmaceuticals. We review metaverse applications and deeply discuss technical issues and available solutions in each domain that can help develop a self-sustaining, persistent, and future-proof solution for medical healthcare systems. Finally, we highlight the challenges that must be tackled before fully embracing the metaverse for the healthcare industry. Info-communications Media Development Authority (IMDA) National Research Foundation (NRF) Published version This work was supported in part by the Singapore University of Technology and Design-Zhejiang University (SUTD-ZJU) IDEA Seed Grant SUTD-ZJU (SD) 202101 and Grant SUTD SRG-ISTD-2021-165; in part by the SUTD-ZJU IDEA Grant SUTD-ZJU (VP) 202102; in part by the National Research Foundation, Singapore; in part by the Infocomm Media Development Authority under its Future Communications Research and Development Program; and in part by Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)—India Collaborative Research and Development Scheme (ASEAN-India Science and Technology Development Fund (AISTDF) sponsored) Project under Grant CRD/2020/000369. 2023-03-07T03:11:13Z 2023-03-07T03:11:13Z 2022 Journal Article Bansal, G., Rajgopal, K., Chamola, V., Xiong, Z. & Niyato, D. (2022). Healthcare in metaverse: a survey on current metaverse applications in healthcare. IEEE Access, 10, 119914-119946. https://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3219845 2169-3536 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/164996 10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3219845 2-s2.0-85141600884 10 119914 119946 en SUTD-ZJU (SD) 202101 SUTD SRG-ISTD-2021-165 SUTD-ZJU (VP) 202102 IEEE Access © 2022 The Authors. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License. For more information, see https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | Engineering::Computer science and engineering Metaverse Healthcare Bansal, Gaurang Rajgopal, Karthik Chamola, Vinay Xiong, Zehui Niyato, Dusit Healthcare in metaverse: a survey on current metaverse applications in healthcare |
| title | Healthcare in metaverse: a survey on current metaverse applications in healthcare |
| title_full | Healthcare in metaverse: a survey on current metaverse applications in healthcare |
| title_fullStr | Healthcare in metaverse: a survey on current metaverse applications in healthcare |
| title_full_unstemmed | Healthcare in metaverse: a survey on current metaverse applications in healthcare |
| title_short | Healthcare in metaverse: a survey on current metaverse applications in healthcare |
| title_sort | healthcare in metaverse a survey on current metaverse applications in healthcare |
| topic | Engineering::Computer science and engineering Metaverse Healthcare |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/164996 |
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