title: Virtual reality, augmented reality…I call it i-Reality.
abstract: The new term improved reality (i-Reality) is suggested to include virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR). It refers to a real world that includes improved, enhanced and digitally created features that would offer an advantage on a particular occasion (i.e., a medical act). I-Reality may help us bridge the gap between the high demand for medical providers and the low supply of them by improving the interaction between providers and patients.
authors.affiliation: Eastern Maine Medical Center, Bangor, Maine, USA.
authors.forename: Rafael J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Grossmann
keywords: Improved reality (i-Reality); healthcare; patient; provider