How Apella works

Apella combines computer vision and artificial intelligence to make operating room workflows more visible, measurable, and more efficient.

Here's how it works:

📹 1. Apella captures OR events in real-time

Each OR is equipped with four cameras that provide a full-room view. These work with Apella’s computer vision technology to automatically detect key case events — such as patient wheels in, patient transferred to bed, patient drape up, patient drape down, patient wheels-out, and more — in real time.

🔄 2. Provides staff with live visibility across ORs

As events are detected, Apella shares updates instantly with your team. You can monitor OR status live through Apella’s video gallery, and see how real-time events align with the original EHR schedule.

🤖 3. Predicts which cases or turnovers will start late or run long

Apella’s proprietary AI learns from live OR activity and historical trends to continuously update case start, duration, and end time predictions throughout the day.

In a recent study, Apella’s case duration predictions were 24% more accurate than the EHR schedule.

📊 4. Provides actionable reporting for better decisions

All captured data flows seamlessly into intuitive dashboards, alerts, and reports — helping teams:

• Act in the moment to stay on track
• Analyze trends across rooms and service lines
• Identify opportunities for workflow improvement
• Make decisions based on ground-truth insights