From the Mail and Guardian in S.A. comes an article suggesting that while slow to adopt, eventually the metaverse will increasingly be used to see patients remotely and beyond borders.
TL;DR
- Real-world fashion brands are turning out to be early pioneers in the metaverse.
- Gucci carved itself out a hipster territory by buying virtual property on the Ethereum blockchain.
- However, healthcare services in the metaverse will take this to new heights.
- As the metaverse experience becomes normalised for ordinary people, its potential to transform telehealth becomes massive.
- It is likely that the democratisation of metaverse healthcare won’t happen by default; it will require the intentions and the investments of a government and all their countrywide healthcare stakeholders, as well as a population willing and able to explore and inhabit a new frontier.
- Initially, metaverse medical services will be seen as a second option to physical consultations, but as with video telehealth today, popularity will increase over time as the convenience and cost benefits are unlocked by consumers, service providers and funders.