Season 2, Episode 1: Show Notes.

How does a former F-16 pilot become a leader in delivering immersive healthcare applications? XRHealth CEO and Founder Eran Orr is changing the healthcare industry one virtual reality treatment room at a time. In the first episode of Season 2 of Good Vibes with VIVE, HTC Executive Pearly Chen speaks with Eran about his founder story, what inspired him to start XRHealth and improving quality of life for patients around the world. Join us to learn how XRHealth is making healthcare more equitable and accessible for patients and clinicians.

Key Points From This Episode:

• The personal experience that inspired Eran to found XRHealth.
• Skills that Eran learned as an F-16 pilot which have been invaluable on his entrepreneurial journey. 
• Complexities that Eran and his team have been faced with while transitioning from a tech company to a healthcare provider.
• Eran’s predictions for the future of healthcare.
• Major benefits of the VR healthcare model as opposed to the traditional brick-and-mortar model.
• Conditions that are currently being successfully treated using the XRHealth approach.
• The mindset shift that has taken place because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and how this is working in favor of XRHealth.
• Eran explains how the process of entering and being treated in a XRHealth VR treatment room works. 
• The surprising age of patients making use of XRHealth’s facilities.
• Exciting advancements that XRHealth is going to be rolling out in the near future.
• Examples of situations where using AR rather than VR would improve patient outcomes.
• Eran’s thoughts about the future of the metaverse. 

Tweetables:

“In the Israeli Air Force, it’s very profound that you need to learn from your mistakes, and then go back out there and try to get better, but you will make mistakes again. I think that’s very, very similar to the entrepreneur life.” — @EranOrr [0:06:41]

“Think about how many people worldwide don’t have access to health care. They’re not even close to a place where they can get quality care. Suddenly with this technology, anyone can get amazing care. Anyone, anywhere, anytime.” — @EranOrr [0:14:46]

“We as human beings, we need a holistic approach to get better. It’s not a single app, or a single exercise or a single device. You need to look at your recovery, or your process dealing with a chronic condition in a holistic way.” — @EranOrr [0:20:46]

Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:

XRHealth
Eran Orr on LinkedIn
Pearly Chen on Twitter
VIVE