Ted Melnick, MD, MHS
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and of Biostatistics (Health Informatics)Cards
Additional Titles
Section Chief for Research, Emergency Medicine
Director, Clinical Informatics Fellowship
Associate Professor of Biomedical Informatics & Data Science, Biomedical Informatics & Data Science
Publications Overview
- 113 Publications
- 2,958 Citations
- 76 Yale Co-Authors
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Additional Titles
Section Chief for Research, Emergency Medicine
Director, Clinical Informatics Fellowship
Associate Professor of Biomedical Informatics & Data Science, Biomedical Informatics & Data Science
Publications Overview
- 113 Publications
- 2,958 Citations
- 76 Yale Co-Authors
ACCELERATE Lab
Additional Titles
Section Chief for Research, Emergency Medicine
Director, Clinical Informatics Fellowship
Associate Professor of Biomedical Informatics & Data Science, Biomedical Informatics & Data Science
Publications Overview
- 113 Publications
- 2,958 Citations
- 76 Yale Co-Authors
ACCELERATE Lab
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Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and of Biostatistics (Health Informatics)
Section Chief for Research, Emergency Medicine; Director, Clinical Informatics Fellowship; Associate Professor of Biomedical Informatics & Data Science, Biomedical Informatics & Data Science
Biography
Dr. Melnick is a nationally recognized clinician-scientist in emergency medicine, clinical informatics, and health services research whose work focuses on designing, implementing, and evaluating scalable, real-world interventions that improve care delivery and patient outcomes. His research integrates electronic health record (EHR) data, clinical decision support, and emerging AI-enabled tools with rigorous health services and implementation science methods to redesign clinical workflows and enable learning health systems at scale. Across this work, he focuses on translating evidence into routine practice and measuring the impact of digital health systems on quality, safety, efficiency, and the clinician experience.
He has served as Principal Investigator of multiple federally funded studies, including the NIH/NIDA-supported ADAPT trial, a multi-year R33 project evaluating a multicomponent clinical decision support strategy to improve emergency department initiation of treatment for opioid use disorder. He has also led a national collaboration with the American Medical Association to develop and apply EHR-derived measures that more accurately capture clinical work and inform system-level transformation. His scholarship has contributed to national efforts to understand and improve EHR usability, clinician workload, and health system performance.
Dr. Melnick is Chief of the Research Section in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Yale School of Medicine and Program Director of the Yale/VA Clinical Informatics Fellowship. He is double board-certified in Emergency Medicine and Clinical Informatics and practices clinically at Yale New Haven Hospital. He is deeply committed to mentorship and has trained faculty, fellows, residents, and students across disciplines and career stages, many of whom have gone on to careers in clinical informatics, health services research, and academic medicine.
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Appointments
Emergency Medicine
Associate Professor on TermPrimaryBiomedical Informatics & Data Science
Associate Professor on TermSecondaryBiostatistics
Associate Professor on TermSecondary
Other Departments & Organizations
- Biomedical Informatics & Data Science
- Biostatistics
- Computational Biology and Biomedical Informatics
- Emergency Medicine
- Emergency Medicine York Street Campus Faculty
- Melnick Informatics Lab
- Yale Combined Program in the Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS)
- Yale Medicine
- Yale New Haven Health System
- Yale School of Public Health
- Yale-BI Biomedical Data Science Fellowship
Education & Training
- MHS
- Yale University School of Medicine, Clinical Informatics (2014)
- Health Research and Health Policy Training Associate
- Yale School of Medicine (2014)
- Chief Resident
- Mount Sinai School of Medicine (2008)
- Resident
- Mount Sinai School of Medicine (2008)
- Intern
- Mount Sinai School of Medicine (2005)
- MD
- Georgetown University School of Medicine (2004)
- BA
- Williams College (1999)
Research
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Research at a Glance
Yale Co-Authors
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Research Interests
Gail D'Onofrio, MD, MS
Hyung Paek, MD, MSEE
Arjun Venkatesh, MD, MBA, MHS
James Dziura, MPH, PhD
Mark Iscoe, MD, MHS
Andrew Loza, MD, PhD
Electronic Health Records
Publications
2026
The NIH 2025 Public Access Policy: Immediate access, unequal costs
Ryus C, King C, Melnick E. The NIH 2025 Public Access Policy: Immediate access, unequal costs. PLOS Medicine 2026, 23: e1005124. PMID: 42224272, PMCID: PMC13225368, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1005124.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsCurrent Causes of Death among Children and Adolescents in the United States
Raymond-King C, Jeffery M, Melnick E. Current Causes of Death among Children and Adolescents in the United States. The New England Journal Of Medicine 2026, 394: 1958-1959. PMID: 42127398, DOI: 10.1056/nejmc2600445.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricComparative Analysis of Large Language Models Performance in Appropriate Diagnostic Imaging Modality Selection
Rybczyk J, Amin K, Chamarty V, Fletcher P, Melnick E, Forman H. Comparative Analysis of Large Language Models Performance in Appropriate Diagnostic Imaging Modality Selection. Journal Of The American College Of Radiology 2026 PMID: 42107669, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacr.2026.05.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsImaging modality selectionNo significant pairwise differencesCitation qualityWilcoxon signed-rank testSigned-rank testFriedman testACR criteriaLanguage model performanceModality selectionACR guidelinesClinical rationaleClinical reasoningHolm correctionPairwise Wilcoxon signed-rank testClinical justificationImaging modalitiesImaging appropriatenessLanguage modelClinical vignettesSignificant pairwise differencesMedical complaintsPerformance metricsAppropriateness scoresWord countCommunity-informed design of personalized patient-facing materials to facilitate ED-initiated treatment of opioid use disorder
Nath B, Levy D, Strycharz H, Sherak R, Gilkes J, Oladele C, Sarpong D, Schoenfeld E, Hawk K, Panthagani K, Patel P, Hooper C, D'Onofrio G, Melnick E. Community-informed design of personalized patient-facing materials to facilitate ED-initiated treatment of opioid use disorder. PEC Innovation 2026, 8: 100478. PMID: 42088556, PMCID: PMC13138206, DOI: 10.1016/j.pecinn.2026.100478.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid use disorderTreatment of opioid use disorderED-initiated treatmentCommunity advisory boardEffective treatment of opioid use disorderEffective treatmentUse disorderMOUD engagementMulti-component interventionPatient education materialsPatient-facing materialsOpioid withdrawalCommunity program staffED cliniciansIntervention designED physiciansIntervention effectsED dischargeInnovative interventionUser-centered design approachAddiction expertsMOUD treatmentPatientsProgram staffDischarge summariesToward Relationship-Centered Care with AI: Designing for Human Connections in Healthcare
Seo W, Melnick E, Jung H, Sefidgar Y, Sakumoto M, Schwaninger I, Krüg S, Berry A, Hose B. Toward Relationship-Centered Care with AI: Designing for Human Connections in Healthcare. 2026, 1-6. DOI: 10.1145/3772363.3778753.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsArtificial intelligenceRelationship-centered careAI systemsCare qualityCurrent AI systemsSocial context of careContext of careCare deliveryPatient-providerPatients' caregiversCare networkHealth outcomesDesign opportunitiesPatient supportCareHealthcareRelationship-centeredDesign directionStructured discussionsRelational supportRelated challengesHuman connectionFostering trustTrustSocial contextReframing ED Boarding Through a Human Factors Sociotechnical Systems Lens.
Seo W, Ratwani R, Pines J, Melnick E. Reframing ED Boarding Through a Human Factors Sociotechnical Systems Lens. Journal Of Patient Safety 2026 PMID: 41960648, DOI: 10.1097/pts.0000000000001507.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSex Differences in Physician Attrition from Clinical Practice Across Specialties: A Nationwide, Longitudinal Analysis
Rotenstein L, He Z, Dziura J, Tsugawa Y, Venkatesh A, Melnick E, Gettel C. Sex Differences in Physician Attrition from Clinical Practice Across Specialties: A Nationwide, Longitudinal Analysis. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2026, 1-11. PMID: 41927984, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-026-10362-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsFemale physiciansClinical practiceMedicare administrative dataProportion of physiciansHazard of attritionBackgroundThe USAPhysician sexPhysician attritionProviding careResultsThe sampleAdministrative dataMedicare patientsPhysiciansAttrition ratesLongitudinal analysisLongitudinal studySpecialtyClinical settingStudy periodAttritionSexWorkplace experiencesPracticeParticipantsPhysiciansSex differencesChanges in Clinician Time Expenditure and Visit Quantity With Adoption of Artificial Intelligence–Powered Scribes
Rotenstein L, Holmgren A, Thombley R, Sriram A, Dbouk R, Jost M, Aizenberg D, MacDonald S, Kanaparthy N, Williams B, Hsiao A, Schwamm L, Murray S, Byron M, You J, Centi A, Iannaccone C, Frits M, Landman A, Singh K, Tai-Seale M, Cao J, Lawrence K, Mann D, Holland C, Blanchette B, Ehrenfeld J, Melnick E, Bates D, Adler-Milstein J, Mishuris R. Changes in Clinician Time Expenditure and Visit Quantity With Adoption of Artificial Intelligence–Powered Scribes. JAMA: The Journal Of The American Medical Association 2026, 335: 1408-1417. PMID: 41920565, PMCID: PMC13044793, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2026.2253.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsEHR timeElectronic health recordsAdvanced practice cliniciansLongitudinal cohort studyVisit volumeDocumentation timeAcademic health care institutionsPrimary care specialistsPracticing cliniciansHealth care institutionsDifference-in-differences analysisPrimary careEligible physiciansClinician satisfactionHealth recordsClinician characteristicsClinician groupsResident physiciansCare specialistsPatient hoursAmbulatory cliniciansCare institutionsFemale cliniciansAssociation resultsPhysiciansA Scoping Review of Teamwork, Patient Safety, and Clinician Well‐Being in the Emergency Department
Pavuluri S, Bray A, Sherak R, Hooper C, Sangal R, Melnick E. A Scoping Review of Teamwork, Patient Safety, and Clinician Well‐Being in the Emergency Department. Academic Emergency Medicine 2026, 33: e70262. PMID: 41877320, DOI: 10.1111/acem.70262.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsThis study investigates how teamwork in emergency departments impacts patient safety and clinician well-being, finding strong links but highlighting significant gaps in research methods and integration.Emergency Physicians' Electronic Health Record use and High-Risk Unscheduled Return Visits: A Case-Control Study
Iscoe M, Feit B, Venkatesh A, Holland M, Melnick E. Emergency Physicians' Electronic Health Record use and High-Risk Unscheduled Return Visits: A Case-Control Study. Journal Of Emergency Medicine 2026, 86: 31-38. PMID: 42134103, DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2026.02.039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThis study investigates whether emergency physicians' time on electronic health records impacts high-risk return visits, finding no significant association, highlighting the need for further research.
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Honors
honor Young Investigator Award
05/17/2017National AwardSociety for Academic Emergency MedicineDetailsUnited Stateshonor Plenary Session
05/13/2015National AwardSociety for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) Annual MeetingDetailsUnited Stateshonor AHRQ Mentored Clinical Scientist Research Career Development Award (K08)
05/01/2013National AwardAgency for Healthcare Research & QualityDetailsUnited Stateshonor Service to Section Award
09/01/2010National AwardAmerican College of Emergency PhysiciansDetailsUnited Stateshonor Informatics Section Grant
07/01/2008National AwardAmerican College of Emergency PhysiciansDetailsUnited States
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Ted Melnick, MD, specializes in emergency medicine and clinical informatics, using technology and data to improve healthcare delivery.
As an associate professor of emergency medicine and biostatistics (health informatics) at Yale School of Medicine, Dr. Melnick is working to improving the use of electronic health records (EHR) and has contributed to research on the relationship between EHR use and physician burnout. He also works on projects to help start treatment for opioid use disorder in emergency settings.
Dr. Melnick received his medical degree from Georgetown University School of Medicine and completed his residency in emergency medicine at Mount Sinai School of Medicine.
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Clinical Informatics
- Certification Organization
- AB of Preventive Medicine
- Original Certification Date
- 2016
Emergency Medicine
- Certification Organization
- AB of Emergency Medicine
- Original Certification Date
- 2009
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- May 14, 2026
Child Death Rates in the United States Have Increased, Study Finds
- February 26, 2026
Yale Emergency Medicine #2 in NIH Funding with 14 Faculty Ranked Nationally
- October 07, 2025
Increases in Physician Attrition Rates Could Worsen Shortages
- August 04, 2025
Closing the communication gap: The new priority in public health
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