What is ankr.us?

Ankr provides an AI-driven solution designed to support patients undergoing cancer treatment or surgery. It focuses on enhancing patient navigation and triage processes. The platform utilizes artificial intelligence to help users understand and select relevant treatment options based on their specific condition, such as cancer type and stage. It replaces traditional paper-based information binders with a digital interface accessible anytime, anywhere.

The tool offers features aimed at improving the patient experience and clinical outcomes. It includes proactive warnings about potential treatment side effects, providing actionable steps for management to help prevent complications and emergency room visits. Ankr ensures data security using encryption standards comparable to financial institutions. It also facilitates better communication by allowing patients to record doctor visits, take notes, track medications, and easily share updates with family members. Furthermore, Ankr can integrate with healthcare systems, enabling customized content delivery and seamless sharing of clinical status updates between patients and their medical teams.

Features

AI-Powered Treatment Navigation: Delivers personalized treatment options using an AI algorithm based on cancer type and stage.
Advance Side Effect Warning: Alerts users about high risks of side effects and provides management guidance.
Comprehensive Treatment Library: Features over 500 expert-written, easy-to-understand treatment explanations.
Secure Information Management: Protects user data with bank-level encryption and adheres to security best practices.
Enhanced Support System: Enables audio recording of appointments, note-taking (audio/text), and sharing updates with family.
Medication Tracking: Allows users to maintain a comprehensive list of their medications.
Health System Integration: Offers customized content and clinical status sharing capabilities for partnered institutions.

Use Cases

Assisting cancer patients in understanding treatment choices.
Facilitating proactive management of treatment side effects.
Improving communication between patients, families, and care teams.
Reducing avoidable emergency room visits for cancer patients.
Providing a centralized digital platform for patient information and support.
Supporting surgery patients through their treatment journey.

FAQs

Is my data secure?

Yes, Ankr utilizes high security standards, similar to banks, and complies with government-established security best practices to protect your data. The platform does not display advertisements.
Can my doctor or health team view my information?

Your health team can automatically view your information only if they have an Ankr subscription. You can manually grant them one-time access via the web portal. Ankr is not intended as a real-time communication tool unless your healthcare institution partners with Ankr.
Is the information provided by Ankr reliable?

Ankr uses trusted, reliable, and unbiased sources for its information, including the National Cancer Institute, Medline Plus, and US FDA drug guides.