abstract |
A technique is provided for planning resources in a medical context. Clinical and non-clinical data is stored in and accessed from an integrated knowledge base. The data is derived from a variety of controllable and prescribable data resources of different modalities and types. Projection data is generated based upon analysis of the accessed data, with projections being made for resources of various modalities and types needed for rendering medical services. The technique permits short, medium and long-range forecasting of resource needs based upon both clinical and non-clinical data. |