Tampa General Hospital has launched Apella, a technology platform that uses artificial intelligence to provide data and insights that enhance safety in the operating room.
Apella offers perioperative teams a 360-degree view of operating rooms in real time so they can make more informed decisions, respond to immediate needs, anticipate the next steps and plan future operations.
The technology utilizes AI, computer vision and communications to offer predictive procedure times, turnover times and staffing suggestions.
“Apella is a partner, and our opportunities to deepen this exciting partnership are extensive. The technology’s ability to look deeper into process efficiencies, predict workflow improvements and find opportunities for quality improvement in our cases are just a few ways we can use this technology to work toward better patient outcomes and improved efficiencies,” said Dr. Murray Shames, medical chief of staff at TGH, in a statement.
The AI captures highlights to identify patterns, determine opportunities for improvement and support continuous learning and training efforts, according to a release.
The goal is for patients to spend less time in an operating room, which lowers risk and accelerates recovery. Improved room and equipment turnover also helps to increase the efficiency of each operating room, the release states.
