Sixty seconds on . . . hologram doctors

Are we bringing dead doctors back to life?That would be one solution to the recruitment crisis. Unlike holograms of dead actors such as James Dean or musicians such as Snoop Dogg, this is about using the technology to help living doctors carry out remote consultations.The doctor will see (through) you nowIt’s the doctor who is see through, not the patient. Crescent Regional Hospital in Lancaster, Texas, is reported to be the first in the world to use life sized holograms of doctors.1 The hologram features a 3D image of the doctor either in a pre-recorded video or in real time.Do they sing too?Unfortunately not. Unlike the digital avatars of Abba this is about helping reduce travel time for patients and doctors. Chief executive Raji Kumar told the local TV station WFAA it means that doctors don’t have to travel 30 miles to see patients for pre-op, post-op, or follow up…
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