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Max Shaw

Implementation Lead

Max Shaw is an Implementation Lead at Apella, where he oversees the end-to-end deployment of Apella’s OR intelligence platform across health systems nationwide. He partners with perioperative teams to tailor deployments to each site’s workflows, overseeing everything from camera installations and EHR integrations to onsite discovery and post-launch success. Prior to Apella, he spent nearly a decade in healthcare roles spanning clinical, administrative, and patient experience functions, including leading system-wide experience and process improvement initiatives at UCHealth using data-driven methods to improve efficiency, patient outcomes, and access.

Articles by Max Shaw

How MUSC Unlocked OR Efficiency Opportunity in Just 60 Days

Improving OR utilization starts with understanding how time is actually used. By moving from assumptions to real-time data, MUSC identified the true drivers of inefficiency, aligned teams around a trusted source of truth, and began driving improvements within weeks — not months.