Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars
Every task in this role, whether it passes the census's structural hand-over screen, which models pass it, and why. It is a screen, not a claim about what AI can do: a task can pass and still be beyond the systems of the day. The stricter and looser rules re-vote every task, and small differences between roles are noise.
Passes the screen · 2 of 16 tasks
Compile medical care and census data for statistical reports on diseases treated, surgery performed, or use of hospital beds.
quick to check, an existing check settles it, and a mistake is cheap · 6.3% of the role's time · $162M · all three pass it
Write or maintain archived procedures, procedural codes, or queries for applications.
quick to check, an existing check settles it, and a mistake is cheap · 6.3% of the role's time · $162M · passed by Claude Sonnet, Gemini 3.1 Pro · the models disagreed
Does not pass
Assign the patient to diagnosis-related groups (DRGs), using appropriate computer software.
reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it, and a failure is too expensive · 6.3% of the role's time · $162M · passed by Claude Sonnet · the models disagreed
Design databases to support healthcare applications, ensuring security, performance and reliability.
reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it, and a failure is too expensive · 6.3% of the role's time · $162M
Develop in-service educational materials.
reason given most often: no existing check settles it · 6.3% of the role's time · $162M · waiting on a check
Evaluate and recommend upgrades or improvements to existing computerized healthcare systems.
reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it, and a failure is too expensive · 6.3% of the role's time · $162M
Facilitate and promote activities, such as lunches, seminars, or tours, to foster healthcare information privacy or security awareness within the organization.
reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it · 6.3% of the role's time · $162M
Identify, compile, abstract, and code patient data, using standard classification systems.
reason given most often: no existing check settles it · 6.3% of the role's time · $162M
Manage the department or supervise clerical workers, directing or controlling activities of personnel in the medical records department.
reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it · 6.3% of the role's time · $162M
Monitor changes in legislation and accreditation standards that affect information security or privacy in the computerized healthcare system.
reason given most often: no existing check settles it, and a failure is too expensive · 6.3% of the role's time · $162M
Plan, develop, maintain, or operate a variety of health record indexes or storage and retrieval systems to collect, classify, store, or analyze information.
reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it, and a failure is too expensive · 6.3% of the role's time · $162M
Prepare statistical reports, narrative reports, or graphic presentations of information, such as tumor registry data for use by hospital staff, researchers, or other users.
reason given most often: no existing check settles it · 6.3% of the role's time · $162M · passed by Claude Sonnet · the models disagreed
Protect the security of medical records to ensure that confidentiality is maintained.
physical work, outside the screen · 6.3% of the role's time · $162M
Resolve or clarify codes or diagnoses with conflicting, missing, or unclear information by consulting with doctors or others or by participating in the coding team's regular meetings.
reason given most often: no existing check settles it · 6.3% of the role's time · $162M
Retrieve patient medical records for physicians, technicians, or other medical personnel.
physical work, outside the screen · 6.3% of the role's time · $162M
Train medical records staff.
reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it · 6.3% of the role's time · $162M
Where this role works
| Industry | Workers | Wage bill | Passes the screen | All three pass |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals | 17,650 | $1.3B | $159M | $79.3M |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | 2740 | $235M | $29.4M | $14.7M |
| Offices of Physicians | 3380 | $207M | $25.9M | $12.9M |
| Outpatient Care Centers | 1490 | $104M | $13.0M | $6.5M |
| Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services | 1120 | $79.4M | $9.9M | $5.0M |
| Insurance Carriers | 690 | $64.9M | $8.1M | $4.1M |
| Other Ambulatory Health Care Services | 930 | $58.9M | $7.4M | $3.7M |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | 750 | $55.7M | $7.0M | $3.5M |
| Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) | 750 | $53.4M | $6.7M | $3.3M |
| Computer Systems Design and Related Services | 690 | $52.4M | $6.5M | $3.3M |