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Ted Melnick

@tedmelnick.bsky.social
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working to improve digital health user experience via research @YaleMed by day | emergency doc @YNHH by night | (Re)posts ≠ endorsements/med advice

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PLOS Medicine @plosmedicine.org · 02/06/2026
In this Perspective, Caitlin Ryus and colleagues discuss the #NIH 2025 Public Access Policy, highlighting that while expanding who can read science, the policy risks creating new barriers to who can afford to perform and publish their science 🧪 #MedSky #openscience #openaccess plos.io/4fVTyri
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The NIH 2025 Public Access Policy: Immediate access, unequal costs
In this Perspective, Caitlin Ryus and colleagues discuss the NIH 2025 Public Access Policy, highlighting that while expanding who can read science, the policy risks creating new barriers to who can af...
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Molly Jeffery, PhD MPP @mollyjeffery.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
My colleagues at Yale.just published this (open access) viewpoint on the problem with the NIH requirement for OA publishing. This situation is about to get worse if the White House gets its way and makes article processing fees no longer allowable grant expenses.
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Ted Melnick @tedmelnick.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
The NIH’s new Public Access Policy solved one problem: Who can read publicly funded science? Now we need to ask another: Who can afford to publish it? How is the policy affecting your work as a researcher, trainee, editor, librarian, or funder? journals.plos.org/plosmedicine...
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Seth Trueger @mdaware.org · 26/05/2026
the leading causes of deaths in children are largely preventable: -firearms -motor vehicle collisions -drug poisoning/overdose we can and must do better @tedmel100.bsky.social @mollyjeffery.bsky.social in @nejm.org
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Molly Jeffery, PhD MPP @mollyjeffery.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
We suspect it's from the interruption in the drug supply from COVID. "Poisoning" is the official term for drug overdose in death data. Many of those deaths are opioid overdoses, likely involving fentanyl, which skyrocketed early in COVID. We wrote about that a few years ago
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Fentanyl-Associated Overdose Deaths Outside the Hospital | NEJM
Drug-overdose deaths increased from 2016 through 2021 and were driven primarily by out-of-hospital deaths associated with fentanyl, which increased by 282% (from 46.6 per million to 178.0 per million).
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Molly Jeffery, PhD MPP @mollyjeffery.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
We published today the latest figures on cause of death in children. In every year since COVID, the number one killer of children in the US is guns.
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Current Causes of Death among Children and Adolescents in the United States | NEJM
An analysis of current causes of deaths among U.S. children and adolescents underscores the need for sustained investment in prevention, research on injury and overdose treatments, and readiness in .....
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Elizabeth Lanphier @ethicselizabeth.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
These are preventable child deaths.
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JAMA @jama.com · 01/04/2026
#AI scribe adoption across 5 academic centers was associated with modest reductions in EHR and documentation time, plus a slight increase in weekly visit volume, especially for primary care and female clinicians. ja.ma/4dg3Dya
Graphs from JAMA article "Changes in Clinician Time Expenditure..." show difference in minutes per 8 patient service hours(PSH) vs nonadopters, relative to AI scribe adoption. EHR-8, DocTime-8, WOW-8, & weekly ambulatory encounters displayed.
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Ted Melnick @tedmelnick.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
New JAMIA Open paper: explainable ML on 218k physicians (5.2M physician-months) finds actionable EHR-use thresholds. Inbox turnaround <1.5 days and pajama time <25 min/day link to same-day chart closure. EHR outside hours <4.1 min/visit links to higher visit volume. doi.org/10.1093/jami...
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JAMA Network Open @jamanetworkopen.com · 02/12/2025
Giving primary care physicians dedicated time in clinic for asynchronous work was linked with reduced EHR use after hours and on days off, with only a small drop in productivity, supporting a model to ease physician burnout. @AJHolmgren @LisaRotenstein ja.ma/3XPh2US
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Ted Melnick @tedmelnick.bsky.social · 19/11/2025
Given the crushing EHR burden, it’s no surprise clinicians call ambient AI a game changer. It remembers the tiny details we’ve carried in our heads for 20+ years — and suddenly listening to patients gets easier. But… it’s not the full fix. 🔗 link.springer.com/article/10.1... 1/5
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Accuracy without compromise: a programming-inspired solution for EHR workflow redesign in the generative AI Era - Discover Artificial Intelligence
Ambient AI listening technology has emerged as a major advance in clinical documentation, reducing EHR burden and allowing clinicians to focus more fully on their patients. By pairing passive listenin...
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Mindaugas Galvosas, MD @mgalvosas.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
US faces a predicted shortage of 36 500 physicians by 2036, with an increasing proportion of physicians leaving clinical practice or expressing an intent to do so. Trends in & Predictors of Physician Attrition From Clinical Practice Across Specialties👇 www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/...
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Trends in and Predictors of Physician Attrition From Clinical Practice Across Specialties: A Nationwide, Longitudinal Analysis: Annals of Internal Medicine: Vol 0, No 0
Background: The United States faces a predicted shortage of 36 500 physicians by 2036, with an increasing proportion of physicians leaving clinical practice or expressing an intent to do so. Evidence ...
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Dennis Ren MD @dennisrenmd.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
"The public’s gravitation toward informal, engaging styles of health communication indicates that there is a void to be filled... If reputable sources fail to respond to this shift, inaccurate information will continue to dominate" #SciComm #MedSky #PedSky www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
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Training Health Communicators — The Need for a New Approach | NEJM
To prevent the spread of inaccurate information, academic and health care institutions will need to equip scientists and clinicians to engage effectively on nontraditional media platforms.
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Yale School of Public Health @yalesph.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
“And my last piece of advice – if you are a clinician or scientist
interested in communicating with the public — is to just start, even if you’re still a student!” - @kmpanthagani.bsky.social We talked to Panthagani about how to close the communication gap in public health ⬇️ 10/10
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Closing the communication gap: The new priority in public health
In an op-ed published August 2 in the New England Journal of Medicine, four members of Yale's health ecosystem lay out a case for how to make America trust
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Yale School of Public Health @yalesph.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
People are turning to social media for health advice. Meet them where they are. Create your own science channel on social media and see what works and what doesn't. 5/10
More than 1/2 of Americans who tried new health tactics in the past year said that social media posts were the source of those strategies.
Only 1/3 learned about them from their doctor.
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Yale School of Public Health @yalesph.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
Empathy goes a long way. Shame-based messaging is common in online discourse, but it is counterproductive to trust building. 6/10
Don’t blast people for not trusting vaccines. That anger – when directed at someone who is already hesitant – can actually make the problem worse.  

A much better approach is to have these conversations from a place of empathy and seek to genuinely understand people's concerns and values.
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Yale School of Public Health @yalesph.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
Talk like a normal person. To get practice speaking without jargon, try explaining a scientific topic to a family member and get feedback on whether or not they understood anything that you said. 7/10
An illustration of speed bumps. Each bump has one of the following words: ICD-10-CM, syndromic, genomics, p-value, causative. Text reads, Think of every word that people are unfamiliar with as a speed bump. Even if we define the word or acronym, each of those is a speed bump when people are listening to you. ⚠️ People might tolerate one or two, but if they run into too many, they're going to want to get off the road.
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Yale School of Public Health @yalesph.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
Share what you know and what you don’t know. Communicating uncertainty transparently helps maintain trust, especially when guidance is evolving. 8/10
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Yale School of Public Health @yalesph.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
Talk with people, not at them. Clinicians are currently trained to justify the importance of their research to other academics, not their neighbors. 9/10
Illustration shows two bubbles overlapping, one with a talking bubble, one with an ear. Text reads, Communicating with the public requires constant feedback, and listening as much as you’re talking.
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Yale School of Public Health @yalesph.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
Let’s talk about science, baby. Let’s talk about empathy. Let’s talk about all we do know. And all we don’t know, that may be. Let’s talk about science. 🧵 Keep reading for a health communication crash course 1/10 @kmpanthagani.bsky.social @meganranney.bsky.social @ylepidemiologist.bsky.social
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Megan Ranney MD MPH @meganranney.bsky.social · 04/08/2025
thanks for highlighting our article! cc @kmpanthagani.bsky.social @kkjetelina.bsky.social @tedmelnick.bsky.social @yalesph.bsky.social
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Kristen Panthagani, MD, PhD @kmpanthagani.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
Public health has a communication problem, and we need to fix it. Excited to share our new piece in @nejm.org explaining the need to train more health communicators, with coauthors @meganranney.bsky.social, @kkjetelina.bsky.social, and @tedmelnick.bsky.social: www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
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Training Health Communicators — The Need for a New Approach | NEJM
To prevent the spread of inaccurate information, academic and health care institutions will need to equip scientists and clinicians to engage effectively on nontraditional media platforms.
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Art Walaszek, MD @walaszek.art · 04/08/2025
1- Clinicians, scientists & public health experts would benefit from more training in how to communicate with the public, the authors of this @nejm.org perspective argue. #medsky www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
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Training Health Communicators — The Need for a New Approach | NEJM
To prevent the spread of inaccurate information, academic and health care institutions will need to equip scientists and clinicians to engage effectively on nontraditional media platforms.
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NEJM.org @nejm.org · 02/08/2025
2️⃣ Training Health Communicators nej.md/3H7Bwn1 3️⃣ 𝘌𝘙 and Me nej.md/4kXqKhf Subscribe to NEJM for the latest medical research: nej.md/subscribe
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Lucia Ruggiero @lruggiero.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
Training Health Communicators — The Need for a New Approach www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
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Training Health Communicators — The Need for a New Approach | NEJM
To prevent the spread of inaccurate information, academic and health care institutions will need to equip scientists and clinicians to engage effectively on nontraditional media platforms.
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Dr Suchitra Kataria @suchitrk.bsky.social · 03/08/2025
Training Health Communicators — The Need for a New Approach | New England Journal of Medicine www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....?
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Training Health Communicators — The Need for a New Approach | NEJM
To prevent the spread of inaccurate information, academic and health care institutions will need to equip scientists and clinicians to engage effectively on nontraditional media platforms.
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Michael D. Green, PhD @michaeldgreen.phd · 03/08/2025
“Academic and health care institutions often discourage trainees and faculty members from engaging with the public online and in the media, emphasizing the risks associated with social media use and creating a culture of fear surrounding public communication.” www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....
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Training Health Communicators — The Need for a New Approach | NEJM
To prevent the spread of inaccurate information, academic and health care institutions will need to equip scientists and clinicians to engage effectively on nontraditional media platforms.
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Yale Department of Emergency Medicine @yale-em.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
The EM power of research has the potential to improve outcomes for virtually every illness and injury that comes through our doors. The ED is our laboratory. Come join us—the possibilities for investigation are endless. @saemonline.bsky.social @acepnation.bsky.social @emresidents.bsky.social
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Yale Department of Emergency Medicine @yale-em.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Coffee in one hand, ideas in the other ☕💡—collaborating, presenting, educating, mentoring. A dynamic start to Thursday at #SAEM25!
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Yale Department of Emergency Medicine @yale-em.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Exciting Q&A and a full house for @kmpanthagani.bsky.social poster session: Whiteboard-Style Educational Video Improves Understanding of Buprenorphine in Low-Income Women Who Use Drugs. #SAEM25
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Yale Department of Emergency Medicine @yale-em.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Excited to be at #SAEM25 in Philadelphia! We’re proud to showcase the outstanding contributions of Yale EM faculty, fellows, residents, and medical students. From presentations to awards, follow along as we highlight their impactful work throughout the conference. #YaleEM
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Yale Department of Emergency Medicine @yale-em.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
Welcome to #YaleEmergencyMedicine on BlueSky! Here, we delve into the Science and Practice of #EmergencyMedicine, share cutting-edge research, and highlight the people advancing patient care. Follow us for updates, stories, and innovation in EM. #YaleEM medicine.yale.edu/emergencymed/
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Yale Department of Emergency Medicine @yale-em.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
Wonderful poster sessions from Emily Jameyfield, MD, Nickolas Srica, MD, incoming resident Carolina Diniz Hooper, MD at #SAEM #NERDS25
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Yale Department of Emergency Medicine @yale-em.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
How accurate are large language models in predicting cardiac events? Donald Wright, MD, MHS, presents ‘Association Between GPT-4 Computed HEART Score & 60-Day MACE’ to kick off Yale EM’s presentations for the day! #SAEM #Nerds25
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Ted Melnick @tedmelnick.bsky.social · 23/12/2024
🚨 Hiring! Join our team @YaleEM as a Postdoc in Human Factors Engineering. Help improve healthcare delivery w/ cutting-edge research. Please share! postdocs.yale.edu/postdoctoral...
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Postdoctoral Associate in Human Factors Engineering for Healthcare Research - Department of Emergency Medicine | Office for Postdoctoral Affairs
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Ted Melnick @tedmelnick.bsky.social · 22/12/2024
Boarding isn’t just an ED problem—it’s a hospital-wide systems issue. Post-COVID, ‘Door to Floor’ times nearly tripled, with most delays happening after admission decisions. Discharge bottlenecks and staffing gaps ripple through the whole system. doi.org/10.1016/j.aj...
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Ted Melnick @tedmelnick.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
🚨 First Bluesky post! 🚨 Excited to share our study in *Anesthesiology*: "Factors Driving Non-Adherent Surgical Antibiotic Prophylaxis." We explore gaps, challenges, & solutions like clinical decision support! 🏥💻 pubs.asahq.org/anesthesiolo... #HealthcareInnovation #ClinicalSupport #FirstPost 🫡
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