摘要 |
<p>A computer-implemented method to produce a staffing roster for patients in a healthcare facility, the roster applicable for a given period having a number of intervals each of a predetermined number of minutes. The method includes (a) retrieving specific activities to be carried out to address each respective patient's care needs, each activity associated with a frequency of occurrence, (b) matching each activity to an appropriate category of staff (c) to carry out said activity, where n = a total number of categories, (c) allocating a time indicator indicative of a length of time to carry out each activity, (d) for each category of staff and for each interval: (i) determining the specific activities to be carried out within said interval and calculating a total number of minutes of staff time required to carry out said activities; and (ii) determining an estimate of a number of staff required, (e) for c</p> |