Look up predicted case duration
This article will help you understand how to look up predicted case duration using Apella.
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How Case Duration works in Apella
Apella's Case Duration tool is designed to provide Schedulers with precise procedure and turnover duration for each surgeon and case combination. Apella uses predictive AI models, Apella-detected data, and historical EHR data to predict case durations with greater accuracy.
Key Benefits
- Accuracy: Apella’s predictive model analyzes more factors than EHRs—surgeon, procedure, case complexity, all historical data, and outliers—for superior precision.
- Always Up-to-date: Continuously integrates live case length data, keeping projections aligned with changing patterns.
- Designed to Reduce Bias: Incorporates data auto-detected by Apella computer vision vs EHRs that exclusively rely on manually entered data.
How to Look Up Case Duration
Single Procedure Cases
From the Apella homepage, select Schedule Assistant. In Schedule Assistant, at the top of the page select the Case Duration tab.
Select the specific surgeon and procedure from the drop-down menus. You’ll be able to view the predicted duration for the overall case, as well as a breakdown of that prediction into the procedure time and the turnover time. Use the Apella predicted total duration for scheduling in your scheduling tool.
Multi-Procedure Cases
To view the predicted duration for a multi-procedure case, click the "+" icon after the first procedure is entered. A second procedure dropdown will appear. After selecting a second procedure, you will be able to view the predicted duration.
