Stefan Mitrasinovic1,2, Elvis Camacho1,3, Nirali Trivedi1, Julia Logan1, Colson Campbell1, Robert Zilinyi1,3, Bryan Lieber4, Eliza Bruce1,5, Blake Taylor1,5,3, David Martineau6, Emmanuel L P Dumont7, Geoff Appelboom1,5, E Sander Connolly1,5,8. 1. Cerebrovascular Laboratory, Department of Neurosurgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA. 2. University College London Medical School, London, UK. 3. College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA. 4. Department of Neurosurgery, New York University, Langone Medical Center, New York, NY, USA. 5. Department of Neurosurgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA. 6. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Grandview Medical Center, Ohio University, Dayton, OH, USA. 7. The Joan and Irwin Jacobs Technion-Cornell Innovation Institute, Cornell Tech, New York, NY, USA. 8. Neuro-Intensive Care Unit, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: With the increased efforts to adopt health information technology in the healthcare field, many innovative devices have emerged to improve patient care, increase efficiency, and decrease healthcare costs. A recent addition is smart glasses: web-connected glasses that can present data onto the lenses and record images or videos through a front-facing camera. OBJECTIVE: In this article, we review the most salient uses of smart glasses in healthcare, while also denoting their limitations including practical capabilities and patient confidentiality. METHODS: Using keywords including, but not limited to, ``smart glasses'', ``healthcare'', ``evaluation'', ``privacy'', and ``development'', we conducted a search on Ovid-MEDLINE, PubMed, and Google Scholar. A total of 71 studies were included in this review. RESULTS: Smart glasses have been adopted into the healthcare setting with several useful applications including, hands-free photo and video documentation, telemedicine, Electronic Health Record retrieval and input, rapid diagnostic test analysis, education, and live broadcasting. CONCLUSIONS: In order for the device to gain acceptance by medical professionals, smart glasses will need to be tailored to fit the needs of medical and surgical sub-specialties. Future studies will need to qualitatively assess the benefits of smart glasses as an adjunct to the current health information technology infrastructure.
BACKGROUND: With the increased efforts to adopt health information technology in the healthcare field, many innovative devices have emerged to improve patient care, increase efficiency, and decrease healthcare costs. A recent addition is smart glasses: web-connected glasses that can present data onto the lenses and record images or videos through a front-facing camera. OBJECTIVE: In this article, we review the most salient uses of smart glasses in healthcare, while also denoting their limitations including practical capabilities and patient confidentiality. METHODS: Using keywords including, but not limited to, ``smart glasses'', ``healthcare'', ``evaluation'', ``privacy'', and ``development'', we conducted a search on Ovid-MEDLINE, PubMed, and Google Scholar. A total of 71 studies were included in this review. RESULTS: Smart glasses have been adopted into the healthcare setting with several useful applications including, hands-free photo and video documentation, telemedicine, Electronic Health Record retrieval and input, rapid diagnostic test analysis, education, and live broadcasting. CONCLUSIONS: In order for the device to gain acceptance by medical professionals, smart glasses will need to be tailored to fit the needs of medical and surgical sub-specialties. Future studies will need to qualitatively assess the benefits of smart glasses as an adjunct to the current health information technology infrastructure.
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Keywords:
Electronic Health Records; Meta-Pro spaceglasses; Smart glasses; augmented reality; epson moverio; google glass; heads-up-display; telemedicine
Authors: Johan N Siebert; Frederic Ehrler; Alain Gervaix; Kevin Haddad; Laurence Lacroix; Philippe Schrurs; Ayhan Sahin; Christian Lovis; Sergio Manzano Journal: J Med Internet Res Date: 2017-05-29 Impact factor: 5.428