The medical field is constantly evolving and improving, in part, thanks to the influence of modern technology. One relatively new piece of technology that has helped continue this trend is robot-assisted medical systems, which allow physicians to use positional data coming from theirinstruments to assist in the placement of medical tools. However, even in this field, progress is ongoing. President & CCO Murawski of Augmedics has played a pivotal role in this as he seeks to build on the first successful augmented reality (AR) spinal surgery completed last year with his company''s system. Read on for an overview of the operation and a deeper look at the President & CCO''s work.
The healthcare industry likely runs neck-to-neck with the financial services industry when it comes to consumer sensitivities around the privacy of their data-it might even outpace it. I mean, let''s face it, it doesn''t get more sensitive than personal health data. The diseases we have and the treatments we receive are sensitive from a personal point-of-view (e.g., mental health services) and from a cost consideration standpoint (e.g., suffering from a major illness or needing expensive medications that could impact the cost of, or even access to, affordable healthcare insurance).