In any case, the rise of new technologies in the health sector has the potential to benefit the workforce in a wide range of skills, but that will be important. Smartphones have changed communication, just as EHRs have changed patient care. Technology and healthcare are industries that are rapidly evolving as we find new and better ways of doing things. And when we combine advances in both areas, we find better ways to care for patients.
Medical bill issuers and encoders update patient records with diagnostic codes (such as test results) and submit medical claims to insurance companies. A report on AI by Ketan Paranjape and four other medical professionals states that “part of the time that was originally spent memorizing medical information will now have to be spent on other skills.