Author

Nate Hilger

Lead Economist & Data Science Manager

Nate Hilger is Lead Economist and Data Science Manager at Apella, where he leads the applied statistics and causal inference work behind the platform's scheduling accuracy, block utilization, and ROI metrics. A Harvard- and Stanford-trained economist and former Brown University professor who previously worked at Stripe and the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, Nate brings a rigorous, evidence-based approach to turning ambient intelligence data into insights OR leaders can trust and act on.

Articles by Nate Hilger

Apella Becomes the First Ambient AI OR Platform With Peer-Reviewed Evidence of Increased Surgical Case Volume

A study led by Houston Methodist researchers found that deploying Apella was associated with a 7% increase in monthly surgical case volume, increasing capacity for approximately 300 more cases per month — without adding operating rooms, staff, or hours.