About us

Our mission


Altality’s interactive, research-based patient engagement modalities set a modern standard for patient engagement. Through accessible, mobile-based tools, our modalities enhance care teams’ work in providing education, empowerment, and an improved experience—resulting in increased patient activation and care collaboration that can improve outcomes across healthcare specialties.

Where we started

Founder and CEO Christina York recognized the need for interactive patient engagement modalities after a harrowing healthcare experience with her youngest daughter, Ivy. Ivy was admitted for what Christina thought would be routine, non-invasive medical care. But unfortunately, the hospital lacked resources to help a panicked toddler understand what was happening to her. Ultimately, Ivy was restrained using a papoose board and an unnecessary sedation to allow doctors to perform the procedure. As interactive digital technologies have become the standard across all industries, Christina founded Altality after recognizing the importance of integrating these resources into patient engagement strategies.

Where we started

Founder and CEO Christina York recognized the need for interactive patient engagement modalities after a harrowing healthcare experience with her youngest daughter, Ivy. Ivy was admitted for what Christina thought would be routine, non-invasive medical care. But unfortunately, the hospital lacked resources to help a panicked toddler understand what was happening to her. Ultimately, Ivy was restrained using a papoose board and an unnecessary sedation to allow doctors to perform the procedure. As interactive digital technologies have become the standard across all industries, Christina founded Altality after recognizing the importance of integrating these resources into patient engagement strategies.

Where we are

Altality brings that crucial interactive component to patient engagement through research-based patient engagement modalities. Altality is the only company to be awarded funding for AR research from the NIH and the first to bring research-based, interactive engagement modalities to patient-facing healthcare settings. Our modalities use accessible, mobile-device-based tools that complement care teams’ work in engaging patients by providing education, empowerment, and an improved experience. By facilitating patient-provider collaboration, engaging hard-to-reach populations, and empowering patients to take an active role in their care, we help care teams increase patient activation and care collaboration to achieve better health outcomes.

Altality offers a line of pediatric patient engagement modalities, SpellBound AR, to help hospital care teams provide distraction, mobility motivation, and patient education in pediatrics. With the proven success of these solutions, we are working to expand our modalities to encompass all patient populations.

Where we are

Altality brings that crucial interactive component to patient engagement through research-based patient engagement modalities. Altality is the only company to be awarded funding for AR research from the NIH and the first to bring research-based, interactive engagement modalities to patient-facing healthcare settings. Our modalities use accessible, mobile-device-based tools that complement care teams’ work in engaging patients by providing education, empowerment, and an improved experience. By facilitating patient-provider collaboration, engaging hard-to-reach populations, and empowering patients to take an active role in their care, we help care teams increase patient activation and care collaboration to achieve better health outcomes.

Altality offers a line of pediatric patient engagement modalities, SpellBound AR, to help hospital care teams provide distraction, mobility motivation, and patient education in pediatrics. With the proven success of these solutions, we are working to expand our modalities to encompass all patient populations.

Our Team


Christina York

Founder and CEO


With more than 20 years of experience in tech, specializing in healthcare and higher ed, Christina started Altality to transform the healthcare experience through interactive technology.

Larkin Babbitt

Director of Operations


After her own encounters with the healthcare system, Larkin is dedicated to improving the patient experience by bringing patient-centric technology solutions to hospitals.

Jae Eun Choi

Chief Research Officer


Jae Eun leads Altality’s internal research and collaborative research projects supported by the NIH. She received her Ph.D. in cancer biology from the University of Michigan. 

John Stevens

VP of Customer Success


John is passionate about helping adult and pediatric patients find ways to forget they’re in the hospital, even if it’s just for a little while. You can usually find him on a call with a hospital care team, always with a coffee in hand.

David Bautista

Lead Artist


As a professional artist experienced in illustration, animation, graphic design, UI design, and character design, David leads the design of Altality’s mobile apps.

Anthony Nitsos

SaaS Guru


A highly seasoned financial guru, Anthony is best known for his expertise in spearheading financial strategies that maximize value.

Chris Monteferrante

Head of Game Development


Chris lives for innovation. An avid gamer since youth, he now creates memorable patient experiences. He prioritizes building fast, focusing on the fun, and breaking things open to make improvements.

Our research


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Our research


February 2020

Publication: Development and evaluation of an augmented reality education program for pediatric research

May 2020

NIH Grant: An AR platform to reduce post-operative and chronic opioid use in pediatric cancer

April 2021

Publication: Augmented reality in anesthesia, pain medicine and critical care: a narrative review

August 2021

NIH Grant: An AR platform to reduce post-operative and chronic opioid use in pediatric cancer

August 2022

Publication: Augmented reality in paediatric oncology patients undergoing surgery: a feasibility randomized controlled trial

August 2022

NIH Grant: An AR platform to reduce post-operative and chronic opioid use in pediatric cancer

September 2022

NIH Grant: Feasibility of a dual English/Spanish mobile AR pain assessment app to reduce postoperative prescription opioid use in Hispanic/Latino pediatric and adolescent cancer patients