David Tapia, FACHE, FHIMSS

David Tapia, FACHE, is a healthcare management consultant at Freed Associates. His focus has been on strategy, digital transformation and post-acute consulting. He is a nationally recognized speaker and is part of the Innovate Post-Acute educational series and has presented to thousands of healthcare professionals across the U.S. Tapia has been a serial entrepreneur and founder of Exegete Healthcare International LLC.

Tapia holds a Bachelor of Arts in anthropology from Texas A&M University and a Master of Business Administration with a concentration in healthcare management from Our Lady of the Lake University. He is a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives. He is a director-at-large on the board of the South Texas Chapter of the American College of Healthcare Executives. He serves as an adjunct professor at Our Lady of the Lake University where he teaches courses in healthcare management. Tapia teaches with an emphasis in the principles of servant leadership and sound organizational strategy.