Exec Chat: New iRhythm CEO Foresees Enormous Opportunity In AI For Arrhythmia Detection

Quentin Blackford, who recently became iRhythm’s CEO after serving as Dexcom’s chief operating officer, talked to Medtech Insight about the challenges and opportunities in the emerging remote cardiac monitoring market.

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Zio XT remote ECG patch • Source: iRhythm

New iRhythm CEO Quentin Blackford is taking a “holistic” approach to developing the customer base for the company’s long-term remote cardiac monitoring technology.

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