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Ted Melnick is an Associate Professor at the Yale School of Medicine with joint appointments in Emergency Medicine and Biostatistics (Health Informatics). As Section Chief for Research in Emergency Medicine and Director of the Yale/VA Clinical Informatics Fellowship, he leads the ACCELERATE Lab focusing on improving digital health user experiences through rigorous systems engineering principles.
- Primary Appointment: Emergency Medicine
- Secondary Appointments: Biomedical Informatics & Data Science, Biostatistics
- Education: MD (Georgetown), MHS (Yale Clinical Informatics)
His research examines electronic health records (EHR) and clinical decision support systems to enhance emergency care workflows and patient outcomes. Current projects include the NIH-funded ADAPT trial for opioid use disorder treatment optimization and national EHR use metrics development with the American Medical Association.
Recent publications (2025) analyze AI scribe impacts on trainee burden, EHR audit log data imputation, and ED boarding challenges for geriatric patients. The lab also investigates healthcare disparities in digital systems and designs interventions for EHR-related physician burnout.
- Scientific Awards
- Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Young Investigator (2017)
- AHRQ K08 Career Development Award (2013)
- American College of Emergency Physicians Service to Section Award (2010)
Dr. Melnick practices clinically at Yale New Haven Hospital and mentors faculty, fellows, residents, and students in high-impact health services and informatics research. The ACCELERATE Lab holds weekly meetings for collaborative project development.
