PUNE, India, Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --   OptraSCAN ®, a leading end-to-end digital pathology solution provider, today announced that Karkinos Healthcare has begun using the high-performance OptraSCAN Digital pathology platform to enhance care for their patient population. The capabilities of this digital pathology platform improve accessibility to healthcare and the distributed care model.

The demand for digital pathology has increased as healthcare institutions have struggled to overcome the challenges of the traditional care model of pathologists working in labs with physical microscopes. These workflow problems have been intensified by a shrinking pathologist population at the same time as biopsy rates have increased along with increased cancer screening options. Digital pathology facilitates remote consultations and second opinions to arrive at a diagnosis and initiate cancer treatment more rapidly.

Dr. Ajit Nambiar, Director & Head, Pathology and Lab Medicine at Karkinos Healthcare,  explained, "We plan to provide the best possible care to our patients and adoption of OptraSCAN digital pathology solution is an important step in that direction. OptraSCAN is a  very  capable solution provider,  and  we  are very  happy to  partner  with  them."

The synergies between the two organizations and potential efficiencies were echoed by Mr. Abhi Gholap, Founder & CEO, OptraSCAN, as he stated, "Instant second opinions, remote  reporting and permanent digital storage of patient slides are some of the benefits of digital  pathology. We eagerly look forward to facilitating them for Karkinos Healthcare. OptraSCAN  has seen increasing sales across the world as more organizations adopt their affordable  products  and  services.  With  250%  growth  in  our  year-to-year  global  sales  revenues, OptraSCAN is a preferred vendor of many small to large laboratories and hospitals worldwide."

Karkinos  Healthcare  is  pioneering  the  Distributed  Cancer  Care  Network model  in  India addressing clinical needs of cancer patients, with a focus on early detection of cancer. The  company  works  with  multiple healthcare  institutions  and  professionals  in  the  oncology ecosystem, successfully bringing care closer to patients backed by a robust technology  platform. Karkinos already offers its services in the states of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka,  Andhra Pradesh,  Telangana,  Maharashtra,  Madhya  Pradesh,  West  Bengal,  Manipur, Delhi NCR and is planning to ramp up its operations across India. The company is a member of National Cancer Grid, a group of 260+ cancer focused institutions. Karkinos Healthcare is also setting up a Cancer Centre in Jawaharlal  Nehru  Institute of  Medical Sciences  (JNIMS) premises  at  Imphal, in  partnership with  the  Government  of  Manipur.

About  OptraSCAN India:

OptraSCAN ® has pioneered On-Demand Digital Pathology ® and is focused on delivering fully integrated, affordable solutions that maximize return on investment and improve the performance of pathology services. An ISO 13485 certified company with whole slide scanners CE marked for IVD use, OptraSCAN is working to eliminate the barriers to 'Go Digital' no matter the size of the pathology lab, the lab's throughput, or global location. OptraSCAN's end-to-end digital pathology solution provides effective acquisition of whole  slide images, viewing, storing, real-time sharing, reporting and AI & ML based Image  analysis solutions via  On-Demand  or  outright  purchase model.

OptraSCAN ®  is  an  ISO13485  certified company.
OptraSCAN ® whole slide scanners are CE marked for IVDR use.  
OptraSCAN  Systems are  for  research  use  only  in  North  America.

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About Karkinos  Healthcare:

Karkinos Healthcare is a technology driven oncology focused managed health care platform  for early detection and diagnosis of common cancers.  The company espouses the use of a  distributed cancer care network working with multiple healthcare institutions and  professionals in the ecosystem with a view to get cancer care closer to the persons' home by  decoupling  the delivery  from  the  knowledge  systems of care.

For more information, visit  https://www.karkinos.in/about-us/.

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