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Season 2 • Episode 203

Episode: 203 - Quentin Blackford on Going Beyond Traditional Monitoring

Feb 17, 2026
37:00

Episode Description

How do you approach growing and investing? Quentin Blackford, president and CEO of iRhythm Technologies, joins Medtech Talk host Justin Klein to discuss how he took his company beyond traditional monitoring and expanded into the primary care setting, even though many traditional medical device companies don’t have much success in primary care. Blackford shares advice on how to develop expertise and comfort in approaching and embracing technology investment (particularly with AI), as well as his thoughts on how the medtech ecosystem is currently approaching the learning curve and tech adoption.

Medtech Talk Links: 
Cambridge Healthtech Institute   
Medtech Talk 
Gilde Healthcare   

Vensana Capital: 
Vensana Capital 

iRhythm Links: 
iRhythm 

 

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