Med-Tech Innovation News – Issue 56 – November-December 2021

In September 2020, iRhythm was named a winner of the AI in Health and Care Award (managed by the Accelerated Access Collaborative, in partnership with NHSX and the National Institute for Health Research), announced at London Tech Week by the then-health secretary Matt Hancock. Across four phases, £140 million of funding was made available for the AI Award. This supports both the financing of implementation of these novel technologies and the provision of educational support for clinicians.

Our Zio XT service was selected in round one of the process and combines a wearable cardiac monitoring device with a proprietary AI algorithm to detect a range of arrhythmias. Continuous ECG data is collected by a small device worn by the patient, for up to fourteen days. This is then uploaded to our proprietary AI software to provide a fast and accurate assessment and ultimately, a patient report to help clinicians make a rapid diagnosis.