Medical Records Specialists
The short answer
This job is expected to meaningfully change. AI can already assist with or automate many of its tasks. In New York State, the number of these jobs is expected to grow over the next decade, with about 775 openings expected each year.
Where your job stands
Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the most exposed fifth for how much AI could touch it. That doesn't mean the job goes away—it means more of its tasks are the kind AI can help with.
How much AI could touch this job
Looking at the job itself, AI could help with more than half of this job's tasks.
What this means
Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the most exposed fifth, out of 656 jobs we could rank. Read more in the methodology.
What AI can and can’t help with in this job
The score comes from the real, day-to-day tasks of this job—not a guess about the job as a whole. Below are the tasks that matter most in this job, split by whether AI can help with them.
AI can help with or automate nearly every task in this job.
Tasks AI can help with or automate
Assign the patient to diagnosis-related groups (DRGs), using appropriate computer software.
AI could do much of this on its own
Compile and maintain patients' medical records to document condition and treatment and to provide data for research or cost control and care improvement efforts.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Consult classification manuals to locate information about disease processes.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Enter data, such as demographic characteristics, history and extent of disease, diagnostic procedures, or treatment into computer.
AI could do much of this on its own
Identify, compile, abstract, and code patient data, using standard classification systems.
AI could help, but needs extra software
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