AUTHOR=Morgan Joseph W. , Patel Rahul A. , Campbell Scott 

TITLE=Practical considerations of clinical XR (AR/VR) deployments

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Virtual Reality

VOLUME=Volume 6 - 2025

YEAR=2025

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/virtual-reality/articles/10.3389/frvir.2025.1517402

DOI=10.3389/frvir.2025.1517402

ISSN=2673-4192

ABSTRACT=Extended Reality (XR), which includes both Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR), shows great promise in healthcare, with applications ranging from surgical simulations to patient rehabilitation and education. To ensure successful deployment, it is essential to address a wide range of different challenges, including those related to clinical efficacy, safety, ethics, technical requirements, institutional demands, provider and hardware considerations, as well as regulatory and reimbursement issues, all within the broader context of the healthcare system. Artificial intelligence, monopolistic payers, and the lack of a clear boundary between the consumer and healthcare spaces all represent both new challenges as well as opportunities. To fully harness XR’s potential, collaboration among technologists, clinicians, and policymakers is essential, ensuring the technology enhances patient care and education while maintaining safety and effectiveness.