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Operating theatre scheduling optimisation

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Forecasts case durations and proposes an optimised theatre schedule to improve utilisation and reduce late starts and overruns.

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Clinical context
Clinical problem
Optimise a process
Point of care
Back office
Nature of AI output
An optimised schedule
Clinical specialty
Operations & administration
Care setting
Back office
Patient population
Elective surgical caseload across the operating theatre department.
Intended use
Forecasts case durations and proposes an optimised theatre schedule to improve utilisation and reduce late starts and overruns.
Technology
AI technique
Classical machine learning, Statistical model
Input data
Structured EHR data, Claims / administrative data
Output type
Prioritisation / schedule
Autonomy level
Human in the loop (human acts)
Model provenance
Built in-house
Model version
Built on a general-purpose model
No
Deployment
Status
Pilot
Country
Sweden
Deployment date
1 October 2024
Sites
1
Regulatory & governance
EU AI Act risk tier
Minimal risk
High-risk basis
Not applicable
Medical device
No
EU MDR class
Not a device
CE marking
Not required
FDA status
Not applicable
ISO 14971 risk class
Low
GDPR processing basis
Legitimate interest
GDPR DPIA
Not required
Data identifiability
Anonymised
Explainability method
Intrinsic
Human oversight model
Scheduling coordinators review and adjust the proposed plan before publishing.
NICE evidence standards
ESF tier
Tier A — system / service
Evidence category
Category 1
Performance summary
Headline metric
Time saved
Value
12
Subgroup performance assessed
No
Known bias signals

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Deploying organisation
[demo] Karolinska University Hospital · Hospital / health system · Sweden
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