Hello, this is Sunit Mittal for Heart Rhythm TV. Today I'm joined by Matt O'Neill, CEO and co-founder of PrEP MD, and Rob Lerman, Chief Medical Officer for PrEP MD. Gentlemen, welcome. Thank you. Thank you. So PrEP MD has been a strong supporter of HRX 2022. I'd like to hear from you, what made you interested in being here and what drew you in the first place? Well, I appreciate the opportunity to be here. Dr. Mittal, one of the things that drew us into this was when we learned that there was a digital conference going on where clinicians, entrepreneurs, engineers were coming together to really solve what we think is going to be an important issue moving forward in this space to really take care of patients better and better patient outcomes. We wanted to be part of the conversation and participate in that. Great. One of the things that has been a recurring theme for me in these last two days is not only is there a great need for these kinds of solutions, but the solution is a two-part solution. There's a software solution and there's a more human component to the solution. Can you tell me your thoughts on that? The relative importance of both and how you at PrEP MD are addressing both of those issues? We look at the issue as being multifactorial. We want to have as many solutions for these patients and these clinics as possible. We do provide a software as a solution, so we have a standalone software product, but we also know that a lot of folks are looking for staffing. We want to have the opportunity to provide staffing for the hospitals that need that. We think the important thing is for the institution and the hospital to find out what is the root cause of their challenge. Sometimes it's about staff, but maybe it's about workflow. Maybe it's about the software that they need. We want to provide a variety of solutions in that space. We've done this. We want to be the one-stop shop for them to come to us and solve the problems that they have. Rob, I'd like to ask you, do you believe that remote monitoring today is not done where it needs to be done because people don't believe or are not aware of the medical or scientific evidence to date? Or do you really think it's more a workflow solution where we just need to find better ways to get it done? I really think it's a combination of both. I think we probably collectively haven't done as good of a job as we might have to socialize the actual outcomes benefits because I think the clinical outcomes taken as a whole are quite compelling. But even for those that really do buy into the clinical outcomes, the barriers are real. And it's a combination, I believe, to Matt's point of both staffing not having enough people to dedicate to remote monitoring. But even when you do have the staff, if you don't have a technology that can increase your efficiency and expedite communication so that the information gets to the right people in the care team, it's going to be difficult to achieve those outcomes that we've seen in the clinical studies. So as we close our session here, what I'd like to know from each of you is what's the biggest takeaway you've taken from HRX 2022? Well, the big takeaway for us is the commitment that HRS has made to really collaborate in this space. When I look over the last 40 years that I've been in the industry, the best things that we've done has been a collaborative effort. We've had clinical trials. We've had new products be launched. And I think it's really when the companies work closely with the clinicians to figure out what's the best solution for the patient, I think that's my biggest takeaway. I also think that there is a spirit of collaboration, even amongst competitors, that has really been heartening to me. And these are difficult problems to solve. And I don't think any of us are going to be able to solve them individually. And I really do think it does take a collaboration between clinicians and industry and people working together. And I think we've seen willingness of people to commit to doing that. And hopefully, this is just the beginning. Great. Well, I want to thank both of you for spending a few minutes with me today. I certainly want to thank PrEP MD for their incredible support of HRX 2022. And I'm certainly looking forward to next year's conference, where I hope to be able to follow up with you to see what progress we've made in this rapidly advancing area. So thank you. Thank you. Thank you, Dr. Mattel.

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