Rohit Sangal
MD, MBA, FACEP
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine; Associate Medical Director, Yale-New Haven Adult Emergency Department
Research & Publications
Biography
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Research Summary
My interests are around quality improvement, clinical operations and process improvement within healthcare. I conduct a wide range of projects inside the ED and with other departments about new hospital workflows, health record optimization, burnout, and clinical operations.
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Research Interests
Emergency Medicine; Health Care Facilities, Manpower, and Services; Health Services Administration; Hospital Administration; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation
Public Health Interests
Health Care Quality, Efficiency; Health Care Management
Selected Publications
- Real-World Observational Evaluation of Common Interventions to Reduce Emergency Department Prescribing of Opioid MedicationsSangal R, Rothenberg C, Hawk K, D'Onofrio G, Hsiao A, Solad Y, Venkatesh A. Real-World Observational Evaluation of Common Interventions to Reduce Emergency Department Prescribing of Opioid Medications. The Joint Commission Journal On Quality And Patient Safety 2023, 49: 239-246. PMID: 36914528, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcjq.2023.01.013.
- Disparities in Accessing and Reading Open Notes in the Emergency Department Upon Implementation of the 21st Century CURES ActSangal RB, Powers E, Rothenberg C, Ndumele C, Ulrich A, Hsiao A, Venkatesh AK. Disparities in Accessing and Reading Open Notes in the Emergency Department Upon Implementation of the 21st Century CURES Act. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 78: 593-598. PMID: 34353651, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2021.06.014.
- Teams in Crisis: Team Familiarity and Performance During COVID-19Bray A, Sangal R, King M. Teams in Crisis: Team Familiarity and Performance During COVID-19. Academy Of Management Proceedings 2022, 2022 DOI: 10.5465/ambpp.2022.10130abstract.
- Sociodemographic Disparities in Queue Jumping for Emergency Department CareSangal R, Su H, Khidir H, Parwani V, Liebhardt B, Pinker E, Meng L, Venkatesh A, Ulrich A. Sociodemographic Disparities in Queue Jumping for Emergency Department Care. JAMA Network Open 2023, 6: e2326338. PMID: 37505495, PMCID: PMC10383013, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.26338.
- Clinical Decision Support: Moving Beyond Interruptive “Pop-up” AlertsSangal R, Sharifi M, Rhodes D, Melnick E. Clinical Decision Support: Moving Beyond Interruptive “Pop-up” Alerts. Mayo Clinic Proceedings 2023, 98: 1275-1279. PMID: 37661138, PMCID: PMC10491420, DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2023.05.025.
- 207 Evaluation of EHR-Integrated Clinical Pathway Implementation of High Sensitivity Troponin Upon Emergency Department Disposition RatesSangal R, Iscoe M, Possick S, Rothenberg C, Safdar B, Desai N, Tarabar A, Ulrich A, Parwani V, Rhodes D, Venkatesh A. 207 Evaluation of EHR-Integrated Clinical Pathway Implementation of High Sensitivity Troponin Upon Emergency Department Disposition Rates. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2023, 82: s94. DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2023.08.230.
- 210 Electronic Health Record-Integrated Clinical Pathway and Transition to High Sensitivity Troponin to Promote Standardization of Attending Physician Chest Pain CareSangal R, Iscoe M, Possick S, Rothenberg C, Safdar B, Desai N, Van Tonder R, Tarabar A, Ulrich A, Rhodes D, Venkatesh A. 210 Electronic Health Record-Integrated Clinical Pathway and Transition to High Sensitivity Troponin to Promote Standardization of Attending Physician Chest Pain Care. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2023, 82: s95-s96. DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2023.08.233.
- 173 Quantifying the Impact of Hospital Boarding on Patient Outcomes and Downstream Hospital OperationsSangal R, Su H, Parwani V, Pinker E, Tarabar A, Tuffuor K, Dilip M, Sather J, Ulrich A, Meng L, Venkatesh A. 173 Quantifying the Impact of Hospital Boarding on Patient Outcomes and Downstream Hospital Operations. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2023, 82: s78-s79. DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2023.08.195.
- 95 Driving Quality Improvement Into the 21st Century: Creating a Quality Improvement Database (QID)Pavuluri S, Van Tonder R, Sangal R, Tuffor K, Dilip M, Aydin A, Parwani V, Reid E, Venkatesh A, Sather J. 95 Driving Quality Improvement Into the 21st Century: Creating a Quality Improvement Database (QID). Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2023, 82: s40. DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2023.08.115.
- 169 Who Is Coming In? Evaluation of Physician Performance Within Multi-Physician Emergency DepartmentsSangal R, Teresi R, Dashevsky M, Ulrich A, Tarabar A, King M, Venkatesh A. 169 Who Is Coming In? Evaluation of Physician Performance Within Multi-Physician Emergency Departments. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2023, 82: s76-s77. DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2023.08.191.
- Correlations among common emergency medicine physician performance measures: Mixed messages or balancing forces?Scofi J, Underriner E, Sangal R, Rothenberg C, Patel A, Pickens A, Sather J, Parwani V, Ulrich A, Venkatesh A. Correlations among common emergency medicine physician performance measures: Mixed messages or balancing forces? The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2023, 72: 58-63. PMID: 37481955, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2023.07.021.
- Emergency department visits in Connecticut for survivors of sexual assault before and during the COVID-19 pandemicYang D, Cordone A, Sun W, Gawel M, Sangal R, Dodington J. Emergency department visits in Connecticut for survivors of sexual assault before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2023, 67: 97-99. PMID: 36842427, PMCID: PMC9927790, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2023.02.010.
- Choice Architecture to Assist Clinicians with Appropriate COVID-19 Test OrderingSangal R, Venkatesh A, Cahill J, Pettker C, Peaper D. Choice Architecture to Assist Clinicians with Appropriate COVID-19 Test Ordering. The Journal Of Applied Laboratory Medicine 2023, 8: 98-105. PMID: 36610419, DOI: 10.1093/jalm/jfac104.
- 37 Inequities Among Emergency Department Hallway UtilizationSangal R, Su H, Meng L, Venkatesh A. 37 Inequities Among Emergency Department Hallway Utilization. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2022, 80: s17. DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2022.08.060.
- 139 Inequities of Emergency Department Queue JumpingSangal R, Su H, Meng L, Venkatesh A. 139 Inequities of Emergency Department Queue Jumping. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2022, 80: s64-s65. DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2022.08.163.
- 164 The Impact of Hallway Placement on Emergency Department Operations for Discharged Patients with Abdominal PainSangal R, Su H, Meng L, Venkatesh A. 164 The Impact of Hallway Placement on Emergency Department Operations for Discharged Patients with Abdominal Pain. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2022, 80: s74. DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2022.08.188.
- Prehospital emergency department care activations during the initial COVID-19 pandemic surge.Leff R, Fleming-Nouri A, Venkatesh AK, Parwani V, Rothenberg C, Sangal RB, Flood CT, Goldenberg M, Wira C. Prehospital emergency department care activations during the initial COVID-19 pandemic surge. American Journal Of Disaster Medicine 2022, 17: 23-39. PMID: 35913181, DOI: 10.5055/ajdm.2022.0417.
- Implementation of an Electronic Health Record Integrated Clinical Pathway Improves Adherence to COVID-19 Hospital Care GuidelinesSangal RB, Liu RB, Cole KO, Rothenberg C, Ulrich A, Rhodes D, Venkatesh AK. Implementation of an Electronic Health Record Integrated Clinical Pathway Improves Adherence to COVID-19 Hospital Care Guidelines. American Journal Of Medical Quality 2022, 37: 335-341. PMID: 35026785, PMCID: PMC9241559, DOI: 10.1097/jmq.0000000000000036.
- Universal SARS-CoV-2 Testing of Emergency Department Admissions Increases Emergency Department Length of StaySangal RB, Peaper DR, Rothenberg C, Landry ML, Sussman LS, Martinello RA, Ulrich A, Venkatesh AK. Universal SARS-CoV-2 Testing of Emergency Department Admissions Increases Emergency Department Length of Stay. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 79: 182-186. PMID: 34756452, PMCID: PMC8424016, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2021.09.005.
- Simulating approaches to emergency department pandemic physician staffing during COVID-19.Sangal RB, Venkatesh AK, Kinsman J, Dashevsky M, Scofi JE, Ulrich A. Simulating approaches to emergency department pandemic physician staffing during COVID-19. American Journal Of Disaster Medicine 2021, 16: 85-93. PMID: 34392521, DOI: 10.5055/ajdm.2021.0391.
- Leadership communication, stress, and burnout among frontline emergency department staff amid the COVID-19 pandemic: A mixed methods approachSangal RB, Bray A, Reid E, Ulrich A, Liebhardt B, Venkatesh AK, King M. Leadership communication, stress, and burnout among frontline emergency department staff amid the COVID-19 pandemic: A mixed methods approach. Healthcare 2021, 9: 100577. PMID: 34411923, PMCID: PMC8361146, DOI: 10.1016/j.hjdsi.2021.100577.
- EclampsiaYang T, Sangal R, Conlon L. Eclampsia. Journal Of Education And Teaching In Emergency Medicine 2021, 6 DOI: 10.5070/m56354256.
- EclampsiaYang T, Sangal R, Conlon L. Eclampsia. Journal Of Education And Teaching In Emergency Medicine 2021, 6: s33-s61. PMID: 37465074, PMCID: PMC10332685, DOI: 10.21980/j8ps8r.
- Can metrics give physicians insight?Bright E, Scofi J, Sangal RB, Rothenberg C, Kinsman J, Patel A, Parwani V, Sather J, Pickens A, Ulrich A, Venkatesh AK. Can metrics give physicians insight? The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 55: 219-220. PMID: 34301446, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2021.06.059.
- Real-world assessment of severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) nasopharyngeal swab testing in a region with a high burden of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Sangal RB, Peaper DR, Rothenberg C, Fadlallah H, Mobolaji-Lawal M, Landry ML, Sussman LS, Ulrich A, Venkatesh AK. Real-world assessment of severe acute respiratory coronavirus virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) nasopharyngeal swab testing in a region with a high burden of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Infection Control And Hospital Epidemiology 2021, 43: 1051-1053. PMID: 33823949, PMCID: PMC8111191, DOI: 10.1017/ice.2021.153.
- Delays in antibiotic redosing: Association with inpatient mortality and risk factors for delayKemmler CB, Sangal RB, Rothenberg C, Li SX, Shofer FS, Abella BS, Venkatesh AK, Foster SD. Delays in antibiotic redosing: Association with inpatient mortality and risk factors for delay. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2021, 46: 63-69. PMID: 33735698, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2021.02.058.
- The cost of waiting: Association of ED boarding with hospitalization costsBaloescu C, Kinsman J, Ravi S, Parwani V, Sangal RB, Ulrich A, Venkatesh AK. The cost of waiting: Association of ED boarding with hospitalization costs. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2020, 40: 169-172. PMID: 33272871, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2020.10.058.
- Work team identification associated with less stress and burnout among front-line emergency department staff amid the COVID-19 pandemicSangal R, Wrzesniewski A, DiBenigno J, Reid E, Ulrich A, Liebhardt B, Bray A, Yang E, Eun E, Venkatesh A, King M. Work team identification associated with less stress and burnout among front-line emergency department staff amid the COVID-19 pandemic. BMJ Leader 2020, 5: 51-54. DOI: 10.1136/leader-2020-000331.
- Identification of Patients with Nontraumatic Intracranial Hemorrhage Using Administrative Claims DataSangal RB, Fodeh S, Taylor A, Rothenberg C, Finn EB, Sheth K, Matouk C, Ulrich A, Parwani V, Sather J, Venkatesh A. Identification of Patients with Nontraumatic Intracranial Hemorrhage Using Administrative Claims Data. Journal Of Stroke And Cerebrovascular Diseases 2020, 29: 105306. PMID: 33070110, PMCID: PMC7686163, DOI: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2020.105306.
- Less social emergency departments: implementation of workplace contact reduction during COVID-19Sangal RB, Scofi JE, Parwani V, Pickens AT, Ulrich A, Venkatesh AK. Less social emergency departments: implementation of workplace contact reduction during COVID-19. Emergency Medicine Journal 2020, 37: 463-466. PMID: 32581052, PMCID: PMC7418594, DOI: 10.1136/emermed-2020-209826.
- Female millennial patient perspectives in the emergency department: A qualitative analysisUpton E, Sangal RB, Blutinger E, Khachatryan M, Aysola J, Mamtani M. Female millennial patient perspectives in the emergency department: A qualitative analysis. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2020, 38: 2462-2464. PMID: 32224040, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2020.02.026.
- Digital Care Updates in the Emergency Department: A Feasibility StudyAgarwal AK, Sangal RB, Hahn L, Snider CK, Do D, Merchant RM, Lee K. Digital Care Updates in the Emergency Department: A Feasibility Study. Academic Emergency Medicine 2019, 27: 236-239. PMID: 31837070, DOI: 10.1111/acem.13905.
- Nursing updates as a means to improve patient satisfactionSangal RB, Shofer F, Blutinger E, Mamtani M. Nursing updates as a means to improve patient satisfaction. The American Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2019, 38: 404-406. PMID: 31427162, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2019.158388.
- Improving Emergency Department Patient Experience Through Implementation of an Informational PamphletSangal RB, Orloski CJ, Shofer FS, Mills AM. Improving Emergency Department Patient Experience Through Implementation of an Informational Pamphlet. Journal Of Patient Experience 2019, 7: 225-231. PMID: 32851144, PMCID: PMC7427355, DOI: 10.1177/2374373519826246.
- Acute Ischemic StrokeSangal R, Siegel G, Conlon L, Scott K. Acute Ischemic Stroke. Journal Of Education And Teaching In Emergency Medicine 2019, 4 DOI: 10.5070/m542043474.
- First PersonSangal R, Brennan P. First Person. Emergency Medicine News 2018, 40: 32. DOI: 10.1097/01.eem.0000550381.00787.31.
- Accidental Hydrogen Peroxide IngestionSangal RB, Bar J, Weiss B, Kelly M, Medina T. Accidental Hydrogen Peroxide Ingestion. Clinical Practice And Cases In Emergency Medicine 2018, 2: 262-263. PMID: 30083649, PMCID: PMC6075491, DOI: 10.5811/cpcem.2018.4.37749.
- Rodenticide Causing Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Resident SimulationSangal RB, Conlon LW. Rodenticide Causing Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding: Resident Simulation. MedEdPORTAL 2018, 14: 10729. PMID: 30800929, PMCID: PMC6342433, DOI: 10.15766/mep_2374-8265.10729.
- Man in Motor Vehicle CollisionSangal RB, Holena DN. Man in Motor Vehicle Collision. Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2018, 54: 544-546. PMID: 29310961, DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2017.12.014.
- Man with rashSangal R, Tabakin E, Scott K. Man with rash. Visual Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2017, 9: 37-38. DOI: 10.1016/j.visj.2017.06.001.
- Man With Shortness of BreathSangal RB, Khatri UG, Lin F, Chan W, Scott KR. Man With Shortness of Breath. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2017, 70: e37-e38. PMID: 28844280, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2017.04.018.
- A rising beta-HCG in a young female with abdominal painSangal R, Chelluri J. A rising beta-HCG in a young female with abdominal pain. Visual Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2017, 6: 62. DOI: 10.1016/j.visj.2016.09.014.
- Preoperative High-Resolution Ultrasound for the Assessment of Malignant Central Compartment Lymph Nodes in Papillary Thyroid CancerKhokhar MT, Day KM, Sangal RB, Ahmedli NN, Pisharodi LR, Beland MD, Monchik JM. Preoperative High-Resolution Ultrasound for the Assessment of Malignant Central Compartment Lymph Nodes in Papillary Thyroid Cancer. Thyroid 2015, 25: 1351-1354. PMID: 26431908, DOI: 10.1089/thy.2015.0176.
- Preparing for Clerkships: Learning to Deliver Specialty-Specific Oral PresentationsDaniel M, Heney R, Kwan B, Mannino C, Williams C, Macdonald K, Williams J, Reardon J, Resnick-Ault D, Schaetzel-Hill T, Cormier J, Schwede M, Sangal R, Dalal R, George P, Sutton E. Preparing for Clerkships: Learning to Deliver Specialty-Specific Oral Presentations. MedEdPORTAL 2015 DOI: 10.15766/mep_2374-8265.10261.
- Use of a Pneumatic Limb Positioner for Invasive Skeletal Traction in Posterior Hindfoot ArthroscopyVopat BG, Lareau CR, Sangal RB, Fantry AJ, Blankenhorn BD. Use of a Pneumatic Limb Positioner for Invasive Skeletal Traction in Posterior Hindfoot Arthroscopy. Arthroscopy Techniques 2015, 4: e417-e422. PMID: 26697297, PMCID: PMC4661769, DOI: 10.1016/j.eats.2015.03.020.
- Risk of Echocardiographic Pulmonary Hypertension in Individuals with Human Immunodeficiency Virus–Hepatitis C Virus CoinfectionSangal RB, Taylor LE, Gillani F, Poppas A, Klinger JR, Ventetuolo CE. Risk of Echocardiographic Pulmonary Hypertension in Individuals with Human Immunodeficiency Virus–Hepatitis C Virus Coinfection. Annals Of The American Thoracic Society 2014, 11: 1553-1559. PMID: 25375659, PMCID: PMC4298977, DOI: 10.1513/annalsats.201405-225oc.
- Femoroacetabular impingement: a review of current concepts.Sangal RB, Waryasz GR, Schiller JR. Femoroacetabular impingement: a review of current concepts. Rhode Island Medical Journal 2014, 97: 33-8. PMID: 25365818.
- Bilateral Consequences of Chronic Unilateral Deafferentation in the Auditory System of the Cricket Gryllus bimaculatusHorch HW, Sheldon E, Cutting CC, Williams CR, Riker DM, Peckler HR, Sangal RB. Bilateral Consequences of Chronic Unilateral Deafferentation in the Auditory System of the Cricket Gryllus bimaculatus. Developmental Neuroscience 2011, 33: 21-37. PMID: 21346310, PMCID: PMC3080781, DOI: 10.1159/000322887.