This year, the United Kingdom’s National Health Service (NHS) conducted a randomized controlled trial using software from Virti, a U.K. start-up that builds virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality modules for corporate training. The study offered simulations for training healthcare workers in infection control measures. Those usingthe Virti training program produced a 92 percent “adequate” rating in content retention versus those in the control group using the standard training, who produced just a 16 percent adequate rating, according to the company.The Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles (CA) began working with Virti last year as one of 11 health tech start-ups included in its 2019 Cedars-Sinai Accelerator program. This spring, as the COVID-19 pandemic spread throughout the U.S., the hospital opted to move roughly half the training of incoming medical residents to a two wee kVirti remote learning program, which included not only standard remote educational practices, but also new training modules incorporating virtual reality via smartphone and a VR headset. The use of such training technology for medical schools and medical centers is just one example of effective new digitally enabled solutions for healthcare providers who need to engage with digitally trained employees. In addition, health systems are seeing more nontraditional players, such as technology and retail companies, trying to disrupt the healthcare industry.