Patent ID: 7860728

Claim:
A system for optimizing a schedule of at least one medical resource in at least one medical facility using a billing data set, the system comprising: a medical billing system comprising the billing data 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 billing data set being indicative of a utilization of the at least one medical resource during the first time period; and a forecasting module in communication with said medical billing system, wherein said forecasting module: retrieves the billing data set from the medical billing system; converts data within the billing 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; determines 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; and generates 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.