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Championing digital cancer care services in the US, we take a look at EMRO Doctors Inc and speak with co-founder Dr Eva Szabo, about the innovative advantages of virtual healthcare Writer: Marcus Kääpä
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ealthcare is evolving. The past two years have seen the healthcare industry adapt and transform in response to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and amid concerns about physical contact and the spread of viruses in the hospital environment, the sector has increased its adoption of digital tools as a means to help answer this new challenge. In the realm of cancer care, EMRO Doctors Inc (EMRO) is one such company supplying these tools. EMRO provides an integrative and innovative virtual consulting telehealth platform for professionals, cancer patients and their families, and
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businesses and their employees. “The whole concept of EMRO developed from the need to provide digital services for cancer patients in 2019, aimed to revolutionize cancer care and allow patients to take their cancer journey into their own hands,” introduces Dr Eva Szabo, co-founder of the company. “My business partner and fellow co-founder Dr Brandon Meyers, a medical oncologist, recognized this same need for physicians when it came to offering more available services and help to both patients and professionals. “There are many telehealth platforms across the globe, but a lot of these are focused on prescriptions
or mental health, or general issues that patients face. EMRO was built for specialists to interact with their patients.”
EMRO.CLOUD EMRO.Cloud is the company’s primary offer; a platform that enhances cancer care by providing fast, safe, and quality care through an integrative, one-stop digital healthcare platform that is accessible from anywhere at any time. “EMRO.Cloud offers the patient a safe and easily accessible virtual platform for them to see and speak to their physicians, to ask medical questions as well as receive first and second opinions on their cancer diagnosis,” Szabo explains. “It also allows patients’ family physicians or family members to join virtually from anywhere in the world, yet this kind of video conferencing also provides additional advantages for both medical professionals and their patients. “When a patient makes a physical visit to speak to a doctor, they may often forget important information or details because they don’t know what to ask for due to nerves or any
