OR of the Future

What can we learn from a practicing orthopedic trauma surgeon and technologist about the realities of how AI can be applied in the operating room? An incredible amount, of course. Nemanja (Nick) Kovačev, MD, PhD, MBA Healthcare and Life Sciences Practice Lead for the HTEC Group and Verizon’s Robin Goldsmith discuss data, AI, XR, ambient intelligence and the right fit role for these technologies in the OR today and in the future.

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