{"id":31074,"date":"2022-08-22T09:56:24","date_gmt":"2022-08-22T14:56:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saluddigital.com\/?p=31074"},"modified":"2025-10-20T11:16:18","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T17:16:18","slug":"metaverso-y-su-potencial-para-mejorar-la-atencion-medica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saluddigital.com\/en\/comunidades-conectadas\/metaverso-y-su-potencial-para-mejorar-la-atencion-medica\/","title":{"rendered":"Metaverse and its potential to improve healthcare"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The metaverse concept combines reality with experience in a digital world, which could drive Digital Health and educational and training techniques for medical professionals.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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The Metaverse has become one of the most talked about concepts over the past year, after social media conglomerate Facebook Inc changed its name to Meta Platforms Inc, or just Meta, in October last year. In this way, the metaverse seeks to promote and innovate in interaction, work, play, commerce, among other categories, at a different level from how it is currently done, that is, not only through telephones and computers connected to the Internet, but through a shared virtual space that is combined with the physical experience.<\/p>

In this sense, the metaverse incorporates four main technologies such as virtual reality, augmented reality, mixed reality and extended reality. These concepts are key to access the virtual universe. In the health care sector, the metaverse has several potential applications, such as immersive therapy, decentralized trials, education and training of medical professionals, among others.<\/p>

After Digital Health tools played an important role during the pandemic, for example, telemedicine, remote monitoring, contact tracing, among others, the arrival of the metaverse can open new opportunities to improve health systems. In other words, it could accelerate an already growing trend in the adoption of new technologies in medical care and health care.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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For example, with the application of new tools, medical students could interact virtually in simulations of operations or surgical procedures to facilitate their learning; augmented reality could be used for the visualization of specific organs of patients; or they would have the potential to improve interoperability between health systems and electronic medical records and favor the exchange of medical information.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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However, one of the main challenges of the multiple applications of Digital Health within the metaverse is its regulation and regulation through specific frameworks and laws. Laws on data protection and cybersecurity must take into account the large collection of data that will be necessary for the provision of health services in the metaverse. In addition to favoring the conditions for applying blockchain<\/a> in health data and promote interoperability<\/a> between devices to ensure access to the metaverse to more users.<\/p>

"The metaverse removes many of the geographical boundaries that can restrict the provision of health care services in daily life, and different countries vary greatly in their legal structure, especially with respect to their health laws," explain Julia K. Kadish specialist in health law. \u201cBuilding and maintaining patient trust in the context of a confusing sea of legal requirements will be critical to long-term success,\u201d he adds.<\/p>

For his part, Douglas Grimm, specialist in regulation of health systems and consultant to hospitals and health providers in terms of regulation, explains that \u201cthe metaverse presents a great opportunity for health care providers to connect with patients and other providers. and businesses in an interactive way that was considered science fiction just a few years ago. But like every new frontier, technological or otherwise, there are legal and regulatory hurdles to consider and overcome. Some are familiar, while others are novel.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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NAT LAW REVIEW<\/strong><\/p>

https:\/\/www.natlawreview.com\/article\/digital-health-metaverse-three-legal-considerations<\/a><\/p>

https:\/\/www.natlawreview.com\/article\/metaverse-legal-primer-health-care-industry<\/a><\/p>

JD SUPRA<\/strong><\/p>

https:\/\/www.jdsupra.com\/legalnews\/the-metaverse-a-legal-primer-for-the-2759116\/<\/a><\/p>

DIGITAL HEALTH MAGAZINE<\/strong><\/p>

https:\/\/www.revistasaluddigital.com\/es\/noticia\/metaverso-consideraciones-legales-en-salud<\/a><\/p>

LEXOLOGY<\/strong><\/p>

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El concepto de metaverso combina la realidad con la experiencia en un mundo digital, lo que podr\u00eda impulsar la Salud Digital y t\u00e9cnicas educativas y de capacitaci\u00f3n para profesionales m\u00e9dicos. El Metaverso se ha convertido en uno de los conceptos m\u00e1s comentados durante el \u00faltimo a\u00f1o, luego de que en octubre del a\u00f1o pasado el conglomerado de redes sociales Facebook Inc, cambiara su nombre a Meta Platforms Inc, o simplemente Meta. De esta forma, el metaverso busca impulsar e innovar en la interacci\u00f3n, trabajo, juego, comercio entre otras categor\u00edas, a un nivel diferente de c\u00f3mo se hace actualmente, es decir no solo mediante tel\u00e9fonos y computadoras conectados a internet, sino a trav\u00e9s de un espacio virtual compartido que se combine con la experiencia f\u00edsica. En este sentido, el metaverso incorpora cuatro tecnolog\u00edas principalmente como lo son realidad virtual, realidad aumentada, realizad mixta y realidad extendida. Estos conceptos son clave para acceder al universo virtual. En el sector de la atenci\u00f3n m\u00e9dica, el metaverso tiene diversas aplicaciones potenciales, como la terapia inmersiva, ensayos descentralizados, educaci\u00f3n y capacitaci\u00f3n de profesionales m\u00e9dicos, entre otras. Luego de que herramientas de Salud Digital jugaran un rol importante durante la pandemia, por ejemplo, la telemedicina, el monitoreo remoto, trazabilidad de contactos, entre otros, la llegada del metaverso puede abrir nuevas oportunidades para mejorar los sistemas de salud. Es decir, que podr\u00eda acelerar una tendencia de por si creciente en la adopci\u00f3n de nuevas tecnolog\u00edas en la atenci\u00f3n m\u00e9dica y cuidado de la salud. Por ejemplo, con la aplicaci\u00f3n de nuevas herramientas, estudiantes de carreras m\u00e9dicas podr\u00edan interactuar virtualmente en simulaciones de operaciones o procedimientos quir\u00fargicos para facilitar su aprendizaje; la realidad aumentada podr\u00eda utilizarse para la visualizaci\u00f3n de \u00f3rganos espec\u00edficos de pacientes; o tendr\u00edan el potencial de mejorar la interoperabilidad entre sistemas de salud y registros m\u00e9dicos electr\u00f3nicos y favorecer el intercambio de informaci\u00f3n m\u00e9dica. No obstante, uno de los principales retos de las m\u00faltiples aplicaciones de la Salud Digital dentro del metaverso es su regulaci\u00f3n y reglamentaci\u00f3n a trav\u00e9s de marcos y leyes espec\u00edficas. Leyes sobre la protecci\u00f3n de datos y ciberseguridad deben tomar en cuenta la gran colecci\u00f3n de datos que ser\u00e1 necesaria para la prestaci\u00f3n de servicios de salud en el metaverso. Adem\u00e1s de favorecer las condiciones para aplicar sistemas de blockchain en datos de salud y promover la interoperabilidad entre dispositivos para garantizar el acceso al metaverso a m\u00e1s usuarios. \u201cEl metaverso elimina muchos de los l\u00edmites geogr\u00e1ficos que pueden restringir la prestaci\u00f3n de servicios de atenci\u00f3n m\u00e9dica en la vida diaria, y los diferentes pa\u00edses var\u00edan enormemente en su estructura legal, especialmente con respecto a sus leyes de salud\u201d, explican Julia K. Kadish especialista en derecho sanitario. \u201cDesarrollar y mantener la confianza del paciente en el contexto de un mar confuso de requisitos legales ser\u00e1 fundamental para el \u00e9xito a largo plazo\u201d, a\u00f1ade. Por su parte, Douglas Grimm, especialista en regulaci\u00f3n de sistemas de salud y consultor de hospitales y prestadores de salud en t\u00e9rminos de regulaci\u00f3n, explican que \u201cel metaverso presenta una gran oportunidad para que los proveedores de atenci\u00f3n m\u00e9dica se conecten con pacientes y otros proveedores y empresas de una manera interactiva que se consideraba ciencia ficci\u00f3n hace solo unos a\u00f1os. Pero como cada nueva frontera, tecnol\u00f3gica o de otro tipo, existen obst\u00e1culos legales y reglamentarios que considerar y superar. Algunos son familiares, mientras que otros son novedosos\u201d. BIBLIOGRAF\u00cdA NAT LAW REVIEW https:\/\/www.natlawreview.com\/article\/digital-health-metaverse-three-legal-considerations https:\/\/www.natlawreview.com\/article\/metaverse-legal-primer-health-care-industry JD SUPRA https:\/\/www.jdsupra.com\/legalnews\/the-metaverse-a-legal-primer-for-the-2759116\/ REVISTA SALUD DIGITAL https:\/\/www.revistasaluddigital.com\/es\/noticia\/metaverso-consideraciones-legales-en-salud LEXOLOGY https:\/\/www.lexology.com\/library\/detail.aspx?g=a0708c2f-7c49-484f-b1de-2aadb256c1cc<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":31081,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[154,160,3394],"tags":[145],"class_list":["post-31074","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-comunidades-conectadas","category-noticias","category-redes-sociales","tag-noticias"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/saluddigital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31074","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/saluddigital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/saluddigital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saluddigital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saluddigital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31074"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/saluddigital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31074\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saluddigital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31081"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/saluddigital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31074"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saluddigital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31074"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saluddigital.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31074"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}