“It sounds like something out of a “Star Trek” plot, but it’s something people are actually able to do at the West Cancer Center and Research Institute’s clinic in Paris, Tenn. Thanks to Proto’s technology, patients at the clinic can consult with a specialist, even if there isn’t one onsite. The Proto unit allows someone to have a real-time conversation with a life-size holographic version of a person in another location. Rather than a telehealth consultation on a tiny laptop or smartphone screen, patients and doctors can see each other as if they were in the room together. As far as cybersecurity and privacy are concerned, Proto reportedly takes them very seriously, having earned SOC Type 2 security certification. Mitch Graves, CEO of West Cancer, said ‘Our Paris, Tenn., clinic is one of our 11 locations and we are already expanding to a second location in October and I can see us expanding to several others in the future.'”
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