System and Method for Scheduling Medical Procedures
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1. A computer-assisted method, comprising:
- receiving, on a computer, a difficulty score associated with a patient, wherein the difficulty score is based on patient characteristics;
receiving, on the computer, protocol data associated with a procedure the patient is being scheduled to undergo, wherein the protocol data includes a base procedure time;
calculating, with the computer, an estimated procedure time for the patient to undergo the procedure by using the difficulty score to adjust the base procedure time; and
scheduling an amount of time corresponding to the estimated procedure time on a procedure schedule.
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Abstract
Present embodiments are directed to a system and method for calculating an estimated procedure time. Specifically present embodiments include systems and methods for estimating a procedure time for a patient to undergo an imaging procedure. The estimated procedure time may be calculated with a difficulty score that is used to adjust a base procedure time associated with a procedure protocol for the imaging procedure. Present embodiments are also directed to scheduling an amount of time corresponding to the estimated procedure time on a schedule.
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1. A computer-assisted method, comprising:
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receiving, on a computer, a difficulty score associated with a patient, wherein the difficulty score is based on patient characteristics; receiving, on the computer, protocol data associated with a procedure the patient is being scheduled to undergo, wherein the protocol data includes a base procedure time; calculating, with the computer, an estimated procedure time for the patient to undergo the procedure by using the difficulty score to adjust the base procedure time; and scheduling an amount of time corresponding to the estimated procedure time on a procedure schedule. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system, comprising:
a scheduling station, wherein the scheduling station comprises; a processor; a memory storing a predictive calculator and a scheduler that are each configured to be activated by the processor, wherein the predictive calculator is configured to calculate an estimated procedure time for a patient to undergo an imaging procedure based on a difficulty score assigned to the patient and based on protocol data that includes a base procedure time, and wherein the scheduler is configured to schedule an amount of time corresponding to the estimated procedure time on a procedure schedule. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A non-transitory, computer-readable medium, comprising code stored on the medium configured to:
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calculate an estimated procedure time for a patient to undergo an imaging procedure using a difficulty score assigned to the patient based on patient characteristics, wherein the difficulty score is utilized to adjust a base procedure time associated with a procedure protocol for the imaging procedure; and schedule an amount of time corresponding to the estimated procedure time on a schedule. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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