How frustrating is it when you have to wait for what seems an eternity in your local healthcare facility to see a doctor? It’s not one of life’s better experiences, that’s for sure, so you’ll be happy to know that the time has come that you don’t have to do this any longer. That’s because of the exciting new world of virtual healthcare.

If you’re bed-ridden and need medical assistance, you’ll be able to avail of it almost instantly thanks to the development of hologram house calls. This is where a medical professional ‘visits’ you by appearing as a hologram in front of your eyes and conducting their business as if they were actually there with you in your home. Also, patients can download a virtual doctor app for receiving medical advice and treatments with just a few taps on a smartphone or tablet.

Virtual healthcare isn’t just hugely beneficial for patients, either. It has the potential to save the healthcare industry millions of dollars and man hours by rapidly reducing the amount of time that physicians need for tending to their patients. It’s a cyclical process which benefits all parties, even though there is some resistance to it from physicians who have concerns over the means of reimbursement, as well as patient data security.

If you want to know more about the growing phenomenon that is virtual healthcare, take a look at this infographic from Home Healthcare Adaptations (http://www.home-healthcare-adaptations.ie/).