ISCO-08 3252
Medical records and health information technicians
97.9%
ADI · 18th of 433 · 95% interval 93.2–100.0
An AI agent can at least partly carry out 97.9% of the task time of medical records and health information technicians, and finish 7.8% alone. The barrier that holds most of the rest back is access to the systems the work runs on.
ADI · partial or full97.9%
18th of 433 · interval 93.2–100.0
ADI3 · full delegation7.8%
49th of 433 · interval 0.0–19.6
ADIs · share of time66.4%
19th of 433 · interval 62.6–70.6
Evidence33
task statements rated by two models and weighted by importance and frequency. World employment: 1.0 million.
Task weight by level
How the tasks rate
L0No meaningful role · 0.0%L1Augmentation · 2.1%L2Partial delegation · 90.0%L3Full delegation · 7.8%
Barriers
What stops the agent
Share of task weight flagged by each barrier; a task can carry several.
33 task statements, heaviest first
| Task statement (O*NET occupation) | Weight | Level | Sonnet · Haiku | Share | Human time | Barriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assign the patient to diagnosis-related groups (DRGs), using appropriate computer software.Medical Records Specialists · supplemental task | 3.9% | L2 | L2L2 | 75% | 22 min | Access to systems |
| Protect the security of medical records to ensure that confidentiality is maintained.Medical Records Specialists · supplemental task | 3.9% | L2 | L2L2 | 55% | 1.0 h | Physical presence, Accountability, Access to systems |
| Compile and maintain patients' medical records to document condition and treatment and to provide data for research or cost control and care improvement efforts.Medical Records Specialists · supplemental task | 3.9% | L2 | L2L2 | 62% | 38 min | Accountability, Access to systems |
| Schedule medical appointments for patients.Medical Records Specialists · supplemental task | 3.9% | L2 | L2L3 | 72% | 9 min | Access to systems |
| Scan patients' health records into electronic formats.Medical Records Specialists · supplemental task | 3.9% | L2 | L2L2 | 45% | 25 min | Physical presence, Access to systems |
| Review records for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with regulations.Medical Records Specialists · supplemental task | 3.9% | L2 | L2L2 | 70% | 30 min | Accountability, Access to systems |
| Retrieve patient medical records for physicians, technicians, or other medical personnel.Medical Records Specialists · supplemental task | 3.9% | L2 | L2L2 | 70% | 12 min | Physical presence, Access to systems |
| 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.Medical Records Specialists · supplemental task | 3.9% | L2 | L2L2 | 55% | 22 min | Accountability, Access to systems |
| Release information to persons or agencies according to regulations.Medical Records Specialists · supplemental task | 3.9% | L2 | L2L2 | 60% | 25 min | Accountability, Access to systems |
| Transcribe medical reports.Medical Records Specialists · supplemental task | 3.9% | L3 | L3L3 | 82% | 28 min | Accountability, Access to systems |
| Process patient admission or discharge documents.Medical Records Specialists · supplemental task | 3.9% | L2 | L2L2 | 62% | 20 min | Accountability, Access to systems |
| Post medical insurance billings.Medical Records Specialists · supplemental task | 3.9% | L2 | L2L3 | 78% | 21 min | Access to systems |
| Maintain or operate a variety of health record indexes or storage and retrieval systems to collect, classify, store, or analyze information.Medical Records Specialists · supplemental task | 3.9% | L2 | L2L2 | 65% | 1.3 h | Accountability, Access to systems |
| Identify, compile, abstract, and code patient data, using standard classification systems.Medical Records Specialists · supplemental task | 3.9% | L2 | L2L2 | 70% | 20 min | Accountability, Access to systems |
| Enter data, such as demographic characteristics, history and extent of disease, diagnostic procedures, or treatment into computer.Medical Records Specialists · supplemental task | 3.9% | L2 | L2L3 | 78% | 18 min | Access to systems |
Show the other 18 tasks
| Task statement (O*NET occupation) | Weight | Level | Sonnet · Haiku | Share | Human time | Barriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consult classification manuals to locate information about disease processes.Medical Records Specialists · supplemental task | 3.9% | L3 | L3L3 | 90% | 10 min | – |
| Process and prepare business or government forms.Medical Records Specialists · supplemental task | 3.9% | L2 | L2L2 | 68% | 20 min | Accountability, Access to systems |
| Monitor changes in legislation and accreditation standards that affect information security or privacy in the computerized healthcare system.Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars · supplemental task | 2.1% | L2 | L2L2 | 72% | 2.0 h | Access to systems |
| Train medical records staff.Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars · supplemental task | 2.1% | L2 | L2L2 | 58% | 4.0 h | Trust and care, Access to systems |
| Retrieve patient medical records for physicians, technicians, or other medical personnel.Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars · supplemental task | 2.1% | L2 | L2L3 | 78% | 12 min | Accountability, Access to systems |
| 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.Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars · supplemental task | 2.1% | L2 | L2L2 | 52% | 22 min | Accountability, Trust and care, Access to systems |
| Protect the security of medical records to ensure that confidentiality is maintained.Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars · supplemental task | 2.1% | L2 | L2L2 | 52% | 3.0 h | Accountability, Access to systems |
| Prepare statistical reports, narrative reports, or graphic presentations of information, such as tumor registry data for use by hospital staff, researchers, or other users.Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars · supplemental task | 2.1% | L2 | L2L2 | 70% | 4.0 h | Access to systems |
| Plan, develop, maintain, or operate a variety of health record indexes or storage and retrieval systems to collect, classify, store, or analyze information.Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars · supplemental task | 2.1% | L2 | L2L2 | 62% | 3.0 h | Accountability, Access to systems |
| Evaluate and recommend upgrades or improvements to existing computerized healthcare systems.Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars · supplemental task | 2.1% | L2 | L2L2 | 58% | 6.0 h | Accountability, Trust and care, Access to systems |
| Manage the department or supervise clerical workers, directing or controlling activities of personnel in the medical records department.Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars · supplemental task | 2.1% | L1 | L1L2 | 35% | 5.0 h | Accountability, Trust and care, Access to systems |
| Identify, compile, abstract, and code patient data, using standard classification systems.Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars · supplemental task | 2.1% | L2 | L2L2 | 70% | 30 min | Accountability, Access to systems |
| Facilitate and promote activities, such as lunches, seminars, or tours, to foster healthcare information privacy or security awareness within the organization.Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars · supplemental task | 2.1% | L2 | L2L2 | 50% | 4.5 h | Physical presence, Trust and care, Access to systems |
| Develop in-service educational materials.Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars · supplemental task | 2.1% | L2 | L2L3 | 75% | 4.0 h | – |
| Design databases to support healthcare applications, ensuring security, performance and reliability.Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars · supplemental task | 2.1% | L2 | L2L2 | 68% | 7.0 h | Accountability, Access to systems |
| Compile medical care and census data for statistical reports on diseases treated, surgery performed, or use of hospital beds.Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars · supplemental task | 2.1% | L2 | L2L3 | 72% | 4.0 h | Accountability, Access to systems |
| Assign the patient to diagnosis-related groups (DRGs), using appropriate computer software.Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars · supplemental task | 2.1% | L2 | L2L2 | 72% | 22 min | Accountability, Access to systems |
| Write or maintain archived procedures, procedural codes, or queries for applications.Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars · supplemental task | 2.1% | L2 | L2L2 | 65% | 2.3 h | Accountability, Access to systems |
Level: consensus of the two models (the lower level when they disagree). Share: part of the task’s working time an agent could take over. Human time: minutes a competent person needs for one instance, as estimated by the models.
Against other measures
Exposure is not delegation
| Measure | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| ADI (this index) | 97.9% | 96 |
| Eloundou et al. (2024), GPT exposure β | 0.631 | 91 |
| Felten et al. (2021), AI occupational exposure | 0.488 | 64 |
| Webb (2020), AI patent exposure | 36 | 27 |
| Eisfeldt et al. (2026), generative AI exposure | 0.381 | 76 |
| Anthropic Economic Index, observed use | 0.547 | 100 |
Earlier indices measure whether AI can touch a task; ADI measures how much of it an agent can carry out from a goal. – : the source does not cover this occupation.
Same sub-major group (32)
Neighbouring occupations
Dashed line: medical records and health information technicians (97.9%).
Cite this record
Text
Espinal Maya, Cristian, and Santiago Jiménez Londoño. 2026. ADI v2026.1: Agent Delegability Index data, code and MCP server. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23552918. Record: Medical records and health information technicians (ISCO-08 3252), https://balamlabs.org/adi/occupations/3252
BibTeX
@misc{espinal2026adidata,
title = {{ADI} v2026.1: Agent Delegability Index data, code and {MCP} server},
author = {Espinal Maya, Cristian and Jim{\'e}nez Londo{\~n}o, Santiago},
year = {2026},
publisher = {Zenodo},
version = {v2026.1},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.23552918},
url = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23552918},
note = {Record: Medical records and health information technicians (ISCO-08 3252)}
}Machine-readable
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