Google Glass in Healthcare: Six Perspectives

This post was contributed by @MikeMadarasz Google Glass is still in its Beta Period meaning many physicians will be have to settle for peer reviews on its practicality in a medical setting.  Fortunately, there is no shortage of opinions from those who have experienced the device.  Here are six different takes on how Google Glass might impact the healthcare industry:  "It allows me to capture the first-person perspective in both image and video in a medical examination. Patients are impressed by Glass as a new technology and comment on it favorably. Only one or two patients have expressed concerns about privacy," he added, "and we make sure to reassure them that we are using it in a secure manner."- Dr. Bill Metaxas, Physician, Foot and Ankle Institute of San Francisco via                                   InformationWeekWill doctors be prescribed Google Glass?“A big issue with Glass is how to handle patient privacy, particularly because the device connects to the internet via WiFi and thereby streams its data through Google’s servers. By the way, these issues are the same that currently exist with physicians using their smartphones for applications pertaining to patient care, including taking photos of pertinent findings. It would be great if an encrypted version of Glass were available in the future for medical use, including the exclusive streaming to secur...
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