Commure Appoints Nick Apeland as President of Go-to-Market to Scale AI Solutions
Healthcare AI company Commure has appointed Nick Apeland as its new President of Go-to-Market, according to an October 7, 2026, announcement. The company stated the appointment is intended to help scale its AI solutions across health systems' clinical and financial workflows.
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Apeland joins Commure from Qualtrics, where he led the regulated business, including healthcare. At Qualtrics, he was instrumental in building the healthcare business to hundreds of millions in revenue with over 10,000 customers, according to reports. His experience includes leading revenue organizations serving highly regulated and complex industries, with a focus on security, compliance, and trust. Before Qualtrics, Apeland worked at Intel Corporation in the Software Services Group. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics from Brigham Young University.
In his new role, Apeland is tasked with designing the go-to-market engine to support Commure's next phase of growth as AI in healthcare moves from pilot programs to a standard of care, according to company announcements.
Commure provides an AI platform that integrates with electronic health records to help health systems reduce administrative work and improve operational performance. The company’s offerings include ambient intelligence, AI-powered documentation, automated coding, and revenue cycle management. Commure’s stated goal is to turn labor into software through its AI-powered solutions for patient intake, documentation, coding, and claims.
According to company announcements, its platform supports over 40 million ambient appointments and more than $25 billion in annual claims across over 130 health systems and 3,000 care sites. Health systems including Tenet Health and Dignity Health use Commure's technology. The company reports its platform is EHR-agnostic and integrates with over 60 different systems.
**Why it matters:** Commure describes its mission as simplifying healthcare and states it has achieved over 300% year-over-year growth for the past two years. The company is backed by investors including General Catalyst, Sequoia, Y Combinator, and Lux. In a company summary, Commure reports that its systems power over 500,000 clinicians, support over 100 million patient interactions, and have more than $10 billion flow through them. The company was also named to Fortune’s Future 50 list for 2025.