Patent ID: 8719050

Claim:
A computer-implemented method for dynamic estimation of a clinical procedure duration for patient scheduling in a clinical environment, said method comprising: retrieving a default duration value for a clinical procedure; automatically updating, using a processor, the default duration value for the clinical procedure based on a stored set of historical procedure duration data, the set of historical procedure duration data to be dynamically updated based on an actual measured duration for the clinical procedure, the updating comprising applying a weighted moving average to the default duration value using the set of historical procedure duration data, the weighted moving average including a scaling parameter adjustable to configurably weight newer duration values compared to older duration values; and providing the updated default duration value to a user for scheduling the clinical procedure, wherein providing comprises providing the updated default duration value, an optimistic procedure value and a pessimistic procedure value via graphical representation on a user interface and allowing the user to select one of the displayed values as a duration for a selection procedure by which to schedule the procedure, the optimistic procedure value calculated based on a lower percentage of the set of historical procedure duration data and the pessimistic procedure value calculated based on an upper percentage of the set of historical procedure duration data.