Gather medical information from patient histories.

Gather medical information from patient histories. is a detailed work activity in O*NET — a concrete unit of work shared across 13 occupations and seen in 15 occupation-specific tasks. It rolls up into the broader work activity Collect information about patients or clients. in Getting Information .

Detailed work activities are the most granular shared layer in O*NET's work-activity hierarchy (Generalized → Intermediate → Detailed → occupation-specific task). The figures below describe how this activity shows up across the economy and what independent studies measure about AI and this kind of work — not a prediction that the work will be automated.

AI exposure

Of the 15 tasks under this activity that the OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rated, 15 (100%) are flagged as directly exposed to language models (E1) or exposed via model-powered tools (E2).

The Anthropic Economic Index observes real AI use on 4 of these tasks, with a mean mapped-usage share of 0.004% per task.

Exposure estimates overlap with model capabilities — whether a model could speed the task up — not whether the work will be done by software. Observed AI use is augmentation and assistance today, not jobs replaced.

Member tasks

Occupation-specific tasks O*NET maps to this detailed work activity, most important first.

• Diagnose health problems by reviewing patients' health and medical histories, questioning, observing, and examining patients and interpreting x-rays. · Chiropractors · importance 4.9 · exposure with tools
• Obtain patients' histories from electronic records, patient interviews, dictated reports, or by communicating with referring clinicians. · Radiologists · importance 4.8 · exposure with tools
• Document or review patients' histories. · Urologists · importance 4.8 · direct LLM exposure
• Read prescription, measure arterial blood gases, and review patient information to assess patient condition. · Respiratory Therapists · importance 4.7 · exposure with tools
• Obtain and record accurate patient history, including prior test results or information from physical examinations. · Diagnostic Medical Sonographers · importance 4.6 · exposure with tools
• Collect and document patients' pre-anesthetic health histories. · Anesthesiologist Assistants · importance 4.6 · exposure with tools
• Gather information on patients' illnesses and medical history to guide the choice of diagnostic procedures for therapy. · Nuclear Medicine Technologists · importance 4.6 · exposure with tools
• Obtain a customer's previous record, or verify a prescription with the examining optometrist or ophthalmologist. · Opticians, Dispensing · importance 4.5 · exposure with tools
• Interview patients or review medical records to obtain comprehensive patient or family medical histories, and document findings. · Genetic Counselors · importance 4.5 · exposure with tools
• Obtain information from medical records, medical staff, family members and the patients, themselves, to assess patients' capabilities, needs and interests. · Recreational Therapists · importance 4.5 · exposure with tools
• Gather diagnostic data from sources such as case documentation, observations of clients, or interviews with clients or family members. · Music Therapists · importance 4.3 · exposure with tools
• Document or review comprehensive patients' histories with an emphasis on occupation or environmental risks. · Preventive Medicine Physicians · importance 4.3 · exposure with tools
• Obtain medical records from previous physicians or other health care providers for the purpose of patient evaluation. · Naturopathic Physicians · importance 4.0 · exposure with tools
• Gather client information from sources such as case documentation, client observation, or interviews of client or family members. · Art Therapists · importance 3.8 · exposure with tools
• 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 · exposure with tools

Occupations that perform this

• Chiropractors
• Radiologists
• Urologists
• Respiratory Therapists
• Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
• Anesthesiologist Assistants
• Nuclear Medicine Technologists
• Opticians, Dispensing
• Genetic Counselors
• Recreational Therapists
• Music Therapists
• Naturopathic Physicians
• Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars

Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

• O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
• Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27) Anthropic
• “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
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