System, method, and computer program product for reducing the burden on scheduling systems by forecasting a demand for medical resources

A method for optimizing a schedule of at least one medical resource in at least one medical facility using a supply data set from a supply system, the supply data set corresponding to at least one medical procedure being performed using the at least one medical resource in the at least one medical facility during a first time period, the data within the supply data set being indicative of a utilization of the at least one medical resource during the first time period, the method comprising:

• retrieving the supply data set from the supply system using a processing element;
• converting data within the supply data set into a utilization data set corresponding to a historical demand for the at least one medical resource in the at least one medical facility during the first time period using a processing element;
• determining a forecast factor using data within the utilization data set, the forecast factor corresponding to an expected demand for the at least one medical resource in the at least one medical facility during a second time period, the second time period being subsequent to the first time period using a processing element;
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• generating a schedule for the at least one medical resource based on the determined forecast factor indicating when during the second time period the at least one medical resource is expected to be utilized using a processing element.

A computer program product for optimizing a schedule of at least one medical resource in at least one medical facility by retrieving a supply data set from a supply system, the supply data set corresponding to at least one medical procedure being performed using the at least one medical resource in the at least one medical facility during a first time period, the data within the supply data set being indicative of a utilization of the at least one medical resource during the first time period, the computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code instructions stored therein comprising:

• first computer instruction means for retrieving the supply data set from the supply system;
• second computer instruction means for converting data within the supply data set into a utilization data set corresponding to a historical demand for the at least one medical resource in the at least one medical facility during the first time period;
• third computer instruction means for determining a forecast factor using data within the utilization data set, the forecast factor corresponding to an expected demand for the at least one medical resource in the at least one medical facility during a second time period, the second time period being subsequent to the first time period;
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• fourth computer instruction means for generating a schedule for the at least one medical resource based on the determined forecast factor indicating at least a date and time during the second time period when the at least one medical resource is expected to be utilized using a processing element.