The metaverse is a virtually augmented world that provides users with an interactive, immersive, and near-authentic experience, bridging the gap between the virtual and physical worlds to facilitate next-generation engagement. While the metaverse has already made a significant impact on the gaming, entertainment, education and training, tourism, and retail sectors, its potential extends beyond these specific areas to encompass a broad spectrum of industries. The healthcare sector, in particular, can benefit from the transformative potential of the metaverse to enhance patient and provider experiences. The metaverse provides a promising channel to expand business boundaries throughout the healthcare value chain.

In this viewpoint, we examine the challenges that the healthcare industry faces in delivering quality care and improving patient outcomes. It also explores the potential of the metaverse in mitigating these challenges, presents real-world use cases of the metaverse in the healthcare industry, discusses future possibilities of the metaverse in healthcare, and addresses the challenges that must be overcome for the metaverse to become an effective tool for healthcare providers and the larger community. Enterprises and providers looking to explore the potential of the metaverse to improve their healthcare services and deliver quality care through immersive experiences will benefit from this report.

Scope

• Industry: healthcare
• Geography: North America

Contents

In this report, we examine:

• The healthcare industry’s challenges in delivering quality care and improving patient outcomes
• The potential of the metaverse to mitigate the challenges
• Real-world use cases of the metaverse in the healthcare industry
• The future possibilities of the metaverse in healthcare

Membership(s)

Healthcare Payer and Provider Business Process

Sourcing and Vendor Management