A Statistical Model-driven Surgical Case Scheduling System Improves Multiple Measures of Operative Suite Efficiency

Objective: We sought to determine whether a data-driven scheduling approach improves Operative Suite (OS) efficiency. Background: Although efficient use of the OS is a critical determinant of access to health care services, OS scheduling methodologies are simplistic and do not account for all the available characteristics of individual surgical cases. Methods: We randomly scheduled cases in a single OS by predicting their length using either the...