Emergency Medicine Physicians

Task by task

Each task this job involves, as listed by O*NET, rated on whether a large language model like GPT-4 could cut the time it takes by at least half at the same quality. Tasks marked Seen in real AI use appeared in conversations with Claude in April–May 2026 (Anthropic Economic Index).

• AI can speed this up on its own: 1 (6%)
• AI can speed this up with extra software: 13 (76%)
• Little or no AI speed-up: 3 (18%)

• Collect and record patient information, such as medical history or examination results, in electronic or handwritten medical records.AI can speed this up on its own · Seen in real AI use
• Analyze records, examination information, or test results to diagnose medical conditions.AI can speed this up with extra software · Seen in real AI use
• Assess patients' pain levels or sedation requirements.AI can speed this up with extra software
• Communicate likely outcomes of medical diseases or traumatic conditions to patients or their representatives.AI can speed this up with extra software · Seen in real AI use
• Conduct primary patient assessments that include information from prior medical care.AI can speed this up with extra software · Seen in real AI use
• Consult with hospitalists and other professionals, such as social workers, regarding patients' hospital admission, continued observation, transition of care, or discharge.AI can speed this up with extra software
• Direct and coordinate activities of nurses, assistants, specialists, residents, and other medical staff.AI can speed this up with extra software
• Discuss patients' treatment plans with physicians and other medical professionals.AI can speed this up with extra software
• Evaluate patients' vital signs or laboratory data to determine emergency intervention needs and priority of treatment.AI can speed this up with extra software · Seen in real AI use
• Identify factors that may affect patient management, such as age, gender, barriers to communication, and underlying disease.AI can speed this up with extra software · Seen in real AI use
• Monitor patients' conditions, and reevaluate treatments, as necessary.AI can speed this up with extra software
• Refer patients to specialists or other practitioners.AI can speed this up with extra software · Seen in real AI use
• Select and prescribe medications to address patient needs.AI can speed this up with extra software
• Select, request, perform, or interpret diagnostic procedures, such as laboratory tests, electrocardiograms, emergency ultrasounds, and radiographs.AI can speed this up with extra software
• Perform emergency resuscitations on patients.Little or no AI speed-up
• Perform such medical procedures as emergent cricothyrotomy, endotracheal intubation, and emergency thoracotomy.Little or no AI speed-up
• Stabilize patients in critical condition.Little or no AI speed-up