SYSTEMS FOR AND METHODS OF MEDICAL SCHEDULING BASED ON SIMULATION-BASED OPTIMIZATION
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1. A method for deriving a schedule for patient appointments, said method comprising:
- processing input data in order to arrive at probabilities;
conducting a simulation using input data and at least one of said probabilities;
determining at least one time and date for a patient appointment based on at least one of said probabilities;
enabling a user to view the suggested at least one time and date for a patient appointment.
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Abstract
Certain embodiments involve data from places such as healthcare facilities to make predictions about actual expected procedure durations as well as other parameters such as the probability of a patient being late or being a no-show. Before scheduling a patient, the system will use these parameters to run a simulation that can then suggest time slots that maximize target service levels (for example, “patients should not wait longer than 15 minutes in 95% of the cases”) and maximize facility efficiency (minimize the unutilized time between appointments).
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1. A method for deriving a schedule for patient appointments, said method comprising:
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processing input data in order to arrive at probabilities; conducting a simulation using input data and at least one of said probabilities; determining at least one time and date for a patient appointment based on at least one of said probabilities; enabling a user to view the suggested at least one time and date for a patient appointment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A scheduling system for viewing a proposed schedule, said system comprising:
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an input module processing input demographic data indicating a patient status; and a scheduling module deriving a proposed schedule including at least one patient appointment at a given time and date based on a simulation using selected demographic and historical information as input, said scheduling module adapting said at least one patient appointment at a given time and date based on said demographic and historical data. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer-readable medium comprising a set of instructions for causing a computer to:
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process input data in order to arrive at probabilities; conduct a simulation using input data and/or at least one of said probabilities; determine at least one time and date for a patient appointment based on input data and/or at least one of said probabilities; and instruct at least one time and date for a patient appointment to be displayed. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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