Automatable

A task performed by Clinical Research Coordinators

Schedule subjects for appointments, procedures, or inpatient stays as required by study protocols.

R&D OpportunityWorkers want it · AI can't yet

Not yet. Workers want this automated (3.1/5), but experts rate today's AI capability at only 1.5/5, the technology isn't there. It's an R&D Opportunity.

Do you want this task automated?

Worker desire to automate3.1/5

How much the people who do this task want AI to take it over (avg of 10 workers).

AI capability today1.5/5

How capable experts rate current AI at this task (avg of 2 experts).

How much human involvement should stay?

The Human Agency Scale (H1–H5) captures how much human direction workers think this task should keep.

H3Equal human–AI partnership

Why workers want this automated

  • Frees up time for higher-value work70%
  • It's repetitive40%
  • Reduces human error30%
  • Helps handle larger scale30%
  • It's stressful10%

How to automate this

Workers want this gone, but today's tools only get part of the way. Automate the edges.

Scheduling & coordination

Let people book and remind themselves.

  1. 1Share a booking link so the back-and-forth needed to schedule subjects for appointments, procedures, or inpatient stays as required by study protocols disappears.
  2. 2Use calendar rules and templates for recurring events and reminders.
  3. 3Automate confirmations and follow-ups with a no-code flow.

Tools that can help

Calendly / Cal.comGoogle CalendarZapier or Make

Know a better way, or spot an error?

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This is 1 of 14 tasks studied for Clinical Research Coordinators, where workers want 43% of tasks automated.