Improving Care Delivery With Ambient Technology
A future where ambient technology is integrated across all hospital spaces — patient rooms, ORs, even waiting areas — will revolutionize decision-making to improve care.
David Schummers</a> is co-founder and chief executive officer of <a href=https://medcitynews.com/author/dschummers/"https://apella.io/">Apella, a health technology company that makes operating rooms work better. He is passionate about finding innovative solutions to challenges in our health care system. With over 20 years of health technology experience, David has led teams that create new standards of care for multiple disease states including spinal pathologies, gastrointestinal disorders, and cancers. In 2014, David became the first commercial executive of Auris Health, a robotic medical company, and helped transition it from an early start-up to the largest start-up transaction in medical technology history, a $5.7B sale to Johnson and Johnson in 2019." />
A future where ambient technology is integrated across all hospital spaces — patient rooms, ORs, even waiting areas — will revolutionize decision-making to improve care.
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