VR

Patient engagement, artificial intelligence, telemedicine, virtual reality, and more trends dominated the provider headlines.

The new technology will provide users with an AI guide that will lead them through CBT. 

"Essential GI Surgeries" will include 25 hours of real surgeries recorded in 360 VR and 4K video.

Accenture is now deploying its VR tool worldwide after completing initial studies in Sao Paulo, Brazil. 

Also: US Army purchases Fitbits for remote monitoring pilot; VR workouts reduce pain, improve results. 

Each offering will be built for the Oculus Rift and Oculus Go headsets.

Oxford VR, a virtual reality platform to treat mental health issues, has landed $4.1M to commercialize its technology. 

Albert Chi, MD, medical director of Muscle Integration at Oregon Health & Science University and patient Johnny Matheny demonstrate how nerve reassignment and VR rehab work to advance prosthetic limb technology.

New VR headsets at Hull Women and Children's Hospital are set to help parents-to-be prepare for the birth of their children.

Amputees experiencing painful phantom limb sensations may be able to find some relief in a novel therapeutic approach incorporating visual and tactile sensory technologies.