Methods and systems for automatically triaging an image study of a patient generated as part of a medical imaging procedure. One system includes a computing device including an electronic processor. The electronic processor is configured to receive, from a cognitive system applying a model developed using computer vision and machine learning techniques based on deep learning methodology to classify image studies, a classification assigned to the image study using the model, and automatically generating a worklist based on the classification assigned to the image study using the model, the worklist prioritizing a plurality of tasks for treating the patient.