At Johnson & Johnson, Ortiz points out, they are already making use of some digital tools related to the metaverse. One of them, for example, has the objective of reducing the level of variability between one surgery and another. It also provides guidance on what doctors are going to use or possible complications during the process to anticipate the situation.
“The more successful and fewer complications a surgery has, the easier the patient’s recovery is and therefore, the costs associated with recovery will decrease,” he highlights and adds that, in the same way, they track data to analyze surgeries. and improve the performance of specialists.
These digital possibilities also allow professionals to perform surgeries in the metaverse on virtual patients, with the aim of refining their technique and making the learning curve more efficient in terms of time and costs.
Fearing that technology will make the work of surgeons and doctors obsolete, Johnson & Johnson affirms that this will not happen. Rather, technology will become an ally of medical transformation.
“The entire digital wave is transforming the way health services are provided in the country. It is helping to have a higher quality in it and that this is reflected in recovery times through less invasive procedures”, concludes the expert.