Medical Transcriptionists
of tasks in the Medical Transcriptionists role are ones AI can already do, per AI experts.
From a Stanford study where AI experts and medical transcriptionists workers rated each real task (O*NET). Not a guess from the job title.
Key statistics
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- AI can already do 100% of the 8 work tasks in the Medical Transcriptionists role, according to AI experts in the Stanford WORKBank study (O*NET SOC 31-9094.00).
- Workers in the Medical Transcriptionists role want about 88% of their tasks automated (Stanford WORKBank, 1,500 U.S. workers).
- 7 of 8 Medical Transcriptionists tasks are Automation Green Light, wanted by workers and do-able by AI, that is 88% of the role (Stanford WORKBank).
- The typical Medical Transcriptionists task scores 3.17/5 for worker desire to automate and 4.88/5 for AI capability today (Stanford WORKBank, 1-5 scale).
- The Medical Transcriptionists role (O*NET SOC 31-9094.00) has a median U.S. wage of $39,210 and about 43,070 people employed (U.S. O*NET / BLS).
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- Transcribe dictation for a variety of medical reports, such as patient histories, physical examinations, emergency room visits, operations, chart reviews, consultation, or discharge summaries.
- Set up and maintain medical files and databases, including records such as x-ray, lab, and procedure reports, medical histories, diagnostic workups, admission and discharge summaries, and clinical resumes.
- Review and edit transcribed reports or dictated material for spelling, grammar, clarity, consistency, and proper medical terminology.
- Translate medical jargon and abbreviations into their expanded forms to ensure the accuracy of patient and health care facility records.
- Produce medical reports, correspondence, records, patient-care information, statistics, medical research, and administrative material.
- Return dictated reports in printed or electronic form for physician's review, signature, and corrections and for inclusion in patients' medical records.
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What workers told Stanford
Of the 8 tasks studied for Medical Transcriptionists, 7 (88%) are in the Automation Green Light zone, AI can largely do them and workers want it. Across all tasks, workers want about 88% automated. The typical task scores 3.17/5 for worker desire and 4.88/5 for AI capability.
All 8 tasks, most-wanted first
Transcribe dictation for a variety of medical reports, such as patient histories, physical examinations, emergency room visits, operations, chart reviews, consultation, or discharge summaries.
Green Lightwant 3.6 · AI 5Set up and maintain medical files and databases, including records such as x-ray, lab, and procedure reports, medical histories, diagnostic workups, admission and discharge summaries, and clinical resumes.
Green Lightwant 3.29 · AI 5Distinguish between homonyms and recognize inconsistencies and mistakes in medical terms, referring to dictionaries, drug references, and other sources on anatomy, physiology, and medicine.
Green Lightwant 3.2 · AI 4Review and edit transcribed reports or dictated material for spelling, grammar, clarity, consistency, and proper medical terminology.
Green Lightwant 3.14 · AI 5Translate medical jargon and abbreviations into their expanded forms to ensure the accuracy of patient and health care facility records.
Green Lightwant 3.14 · AI 5Produce medical reports, correspondence, records, patient-care information, statistics, medical research, and administrative material.
Green Lightwant 3.13 · AI 5Return dictated reports in printed or electronic form for physician's review, signature, and corrections and for inclusion in patients' medical records.
Green Lightwant 3 · AI 5Perform data entry and data retrieval services, providing data for inclusion in medical records and for transmission to physicians.
Red Lightwant 2.83 · AI 5
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Lower-automation alternatives
Less of these jobs is automatable today: AI experts rate a smaller share of their tasks as doable than the 100% for Medical Transcriptionists (Stanford WORKBank).