This infographic highlights how Google Glass could one day revolutionize the medical industry and change the industry for the better. Source: http://mhadegree.org/will-google-glass-revolutionize-the-medical-industry/

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HOW GOOGLE GLASS
C O U L D R E V O L U T I O N I Z E T H E
MEDICAL INDUSTRY
What is Google Glass?
Cost & Market Potential
Potential Use in Medical Industry
&Pros Cons
The anticipated release date of a unit for
consumers is late 2013 or early 2014
“Best feature so far is its turn-by-turn navigation”
−Russell Holly of Geek.com
–Approximately 8,000 users will be asked to purchase
Google Glass to participate in the beta test
Google Glass is an augmented-reality headset that will work
through an Android smartphone or an iPhone via Bluetooth
It is a voice-controlled, hands free computing system that
allows users to be always connected to the Internet, and:
Open or join Google hangouts
Send texts, and more.
Take photos and videos
Get maps and directions
Bluetooth, WiFi, & a GPS
5 megapixel camera
HD capable screen that will
recreate an image
equivalent to 25 inches
Google Glass is currently priced at:
$1,500for 16 GB of internal flash memory and 1 GB of RAM.
Google Glass is in beta testing with the
Explorer version,
and it features a very costly prism “screen.”
It is possible that the retail price of a mass produced unit may be less.
Jet makes a similar product for
$599with 8 GB of on-board flash memory and 1 GB or RAM.
Tech experts estimate that the market for smart glasses, wearable devices
and other head-mounted displays like Google glass will be worth
$800 million in 2013, increasing to $1.5 billion in 2014 and to by 2016
$6BILLION
Long Battery Life
Glass can last for up to
15 hourson its battery, depend on how it is used
Hands Free
Glass is simple to use and provides for
hands-free use while walking,
driving or working, etc.
Never Lose It
If lost or stolen, a user can log into the
MyGlass App and locate the
device on a map and do a factory
reset remotely
Uncomfortable
• A new user may feel eye strain
at first it doesn’t fit perfectly over
eye glasses
• Colors are inconsistent and viewing
the display in bright sunlight can
be a problem
Security Problem
• Glass users can record photos or
video by command at any time.
• Anyone can pick up the headset,
put it on and reach your email, take
photos, etc.
Very Limited
• Very little is adjustable in Google
Glass, including volume levels or
brightness. You can’t disable the
WiFi or Bluetooth.
• Google Glass does not yet have a
large collection of apps
Possible Uses for Health Care Provider
Possible Uses in Patient Health Care
Provide immediate access to “content based medical records”
beyond what a physician can see on a computer screen.
Drug Information: Physicians could access patient charts and compare
the medical history with drug options, interactions and contraindications.
Visual recognition apps could assist in diagnosing patients,
while focused on the patient.
Stream images and videos to attending physicians for assistance in
decision-making and diagnosis.
Use by a paramedic to document patient care with photos and videos
to provide to a physician upon the patient’s arrival to the emergency room.
Provide remote training and collaboration.
Contact pharmacy technicians for scanning and verifying
medications and comparing them to the patient’s medical records.
Record surgical procedures (with the patient’s consent).
Utilize the AED4.US app on Google Glass to locate Automated
External Defibrillators (AEDs) around the world (currently available for iOS and Android).
Serve as a tool for disaster management with shareable information,
photos and videos and access to navigation tools for dispatch purposes.
Instant documentation: doctors could instantly record and have their
notes, comments and patient conversations noted and transcribed.
Virtual medicine: doctors and other health care providers could
check on patients remotely (Could be particularly helpful in remote areas with limited
access to care and in developing countries).
Share patient diagnostic imageswith patients, family
members and other health care providers.
Glass could be used to educate patients using diagnostic
test results (e.g., x-rays, MRIs, etc.).
Translation apps would allow doctors and other health care
providers to communicate with their patients when needed.
Home care sessions from health care providers such as nurses
could be recorded and shared with physicians and others
who oversee care or are asked to provide advice or feedback.
Physical therapists could record patient sessions to
monitor progress over time and better identify range of motion.
From a personal healthcare perspective, consumers could use Glass
to make better shopping choices by comparing nutrition
labels to dietary restrictions; diet tracking; health tips and recipes; personal fitness
tracking; exercise feedback; health profiles; health warnings; medication information; personal
safety; and overcoming visual, auditory and physical handicaps or disabilities.
MORE SANITARY
Hands-free glasses would also be
cleaner and safer to use in health care
environments, since they aren’t
touching multiple surfaces like a
smartphone or tablet.
PROCEDURE HELP
Glass could be using during surgical
procedures to consult with other physicians
and sharing that information with providers
nationally and internationally.
An app for Glass might be able to detect
cavities that a dentist might miss during a
routine cleaning.
SAVE TIME & LIFE
Emergency service technicians can use
Glass in the field to get support from
other medical professionals, get guidance
for difficult procedures and serve as a
time saver.
*One concern Dr. Grossman has is that patient
privacy has not yet been addressed through
adequate apps, limiting possible uses for Glass.
One start-up has developed an app for
Glass called Farlo. One nurse using Glass
was able to live stream video of a
patient’s vital signs to a doctor en route.
“Glass can show incoming notifications to
physicians of patient conditions and could
enhance the vision and perception of
doctors and dentists.”
–J.C. Hewitt , Forbes.com
MORE ENGAGEMENT
with the Patients
Dr. Grossman believes that medicine has gotten
impersonal because doctors and other care
providers are talking to patients but then turn to a
computer to review, record or upload data. With
Glass, they can still do these things but while
making eye contact and addressing patients
face to face.
TEACHING TOOL
“I envisions Glass could be used
as a teaching tool during surgery,
connected with students via
Google Hang Out.”
–Dr. Rafael J. Grossman, a surgeon at
Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor
MHADegree.orgADVOCATES FOR HEALTHCARE ADMINISTRATION EDUCATION