Expanding AI's Role in Emergency Triage at Yale – Healthcare AI Pioneers
Jesse chats with Dr. Rohit Sangal, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at the Yale School of Medicine, Associate Medical Director of the Adult Emergency Department at Yale New Haven Hospital, and Director of the Clinical Operations and Administration Fellowship in Emergency Medicine at Yale; and Chris Chmura, Clinical Operations Manager of Emergency Services at Yale New Haven Hospital. Together, they discuss how Rohit and Chris first gained interest in the AI triage area; the role of the Yale Medical School and the Yale New Haven Hospital in an AI triage initiative; metrics, data, and results from what they’ve implemented thus far; overcoming challenges with implementation; concerns about AI in the triage area and in healthcare in general; preparing frontline clinicians for the future of healthcare delivery with AI tools; where Yale New Haven could be headed with healthcare AI; and much more.
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Dr. Rohit Sangal
Dr. Rohit Sangal is board certified in both emergency medicine and clinical informatics. His academic and operational leadership centers on clinical decision support, artificial intelligence (AI), and system-wide care standardization. As Chair of the American College of Emergency Physician AI Task Force, he is a leader in the national conversation on safe and responsible implementation of AI tools across clinical environments. His work on the design and implementation of clinical decision support systems promote real-time, evidence-based care while reducing cognitive burden (and unnecessary “clicks”) for the clinical team.
Rohit completed the Administration Fellowship in Emergency Medicine at Yale and earned his MBA from the Yale School of Management. His leadership portfolio includes initiatives in physician incentive design, real-time reporting dashboards, AI implementation, ED flow optimizations, and serving as a key leader in responding to emergencies that affect care delivery. He is the Associate Medical Director of the Adult Emergency Department and is Medical Director within Care Signature working towards unifying care delivery across the health system nine emergency departments. He has authored multiple peer-reviewed publications at the intersection of ED operations and Informatics in high impact journals including JAMA IM, JAMA Network Open, NEJM AI, and Annals of Emergency Medicine.
Originally from Andover, Massachusetts, Rohit earned his undergraduate degree in biochemistry and neuroscience from Bowdoin College, his medical degree from Brown University, and completed residency and served as chief resident in Emergency Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. He now resides in the Greater New Haven area with his family.
Chris Chmura
Chris Chmura, MSN, RN, has more than 20 years of experience in emergency medicine and nursing. He began his career in EMS before transitioning into emergency nursing, clinical education, and ultimately healthcare administration. Throughout his career, Chris has remained deeply committed to advancing and standardizing care within emergency nursing, with a strong focus on improving the quality and consistency of patient outcomes.
His professional interests include the integration of emerging technology, leveraging data to highlight the impact of nursing on healthcare delivery, advancing resuscitation science, and promoting community education in CPR and hemorrhage control.
Outside of his hospital leadership role, Chris deploys as a nurse with the Connecticut Disaster Medical Assistance Team and volunteers as a Ski Patroller at Mt. Southington near his home in Connecticut.