How AI-Powered Triage Is Reshaping Emergency Room Wait Times

Emergency rooms across the US are testing AI-driven triage systems that predict patient acuity and wait times in real time. Lucas and Luna examine the case of UC San Diego Health, where an AI triage tool reduced average ER length of stay by 12 percent in its first year. They discuss how the model works—using vital signs, chief complaints, and historical data to assign severity scores—and the friction it creates with clinicians accustomed to their own judgment. The episode also explores equity concerns: does the AI under-triage certain demographics? And what happens when the algorithm is wrong? A grounded look at one of healthtech's most consequential deployments. #AI #Healthtech #ERTriage #UCSanDiegoHealth #ArtificialIntelligence #EmergencyMedicine #ClinicalDecisionSupport #WaitTimes #PatientOutcomes #MachineLearning #HealthEquity #HospitalOperations #DigitalHealth #MedicalSoftware #PredictiveAnalytics #Triaging #Business #FexingoBusiness Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo