The development of an automated scheduling system for radiological technologists: a case study of the department of diagnostic radiology at Songklanagarind Hospital

Abstract

Introduction: The duty schedule at Songkhlanakarin Hospital is staffed by experienced radiological technologists or department managers. There are a variety of factors in scheduling that are very different. make it take a lot of time as a consequence, reduced radiological technologists were available for daily work. In addition, errors are possible and not appropriate for individual radiological technologists. In order to solve this problem, the researcher has developed an algorithm to automate the scheduling of radiology department responsibilities at Songkhlanakarin Hospital. Methods: The software Visual Studio Code, that was written in Python, was used to build a GUI based on the Figma program. Songkhlanakarin Hospital by evaluating the 10-item overview of the shift schedule generated by the program's automatic shift scheduler, with a maximum score of 5 for each item. Results: The duty schedules were well organized, accurate, and appropriate, with a mean and standard deviation of 4.59 ± 0.50. The ordered duty schedule provides a clear perspective of the employees in the entire system. The satisfaction level for various aspects of the duty schedule was as follows: equitable duty schedule 4.45 ± 0.74, familiar work schedule 4.59 ±0.50, convenience of system usage 4.66 ± 0.48, work schedule capable of accommodating advance leave requests 4.79 ± 0.41, satisfied with overall program work 4.41 ± 0.68, duty schedule capable of addressing advance leave issue in duty management 4.69 ± 0.47, the duty schedule can handle the advance leave problem in duty management 5.00, and the program's font is contemporary and legible 4.62 ± 0.49. Conclusions: The development of an automated work scheduling approach aims to improve work administration, reduce mistakes, improve usability, minimize scheduling cycle times, and avoid and resolve scheduling inequities within the diagnostic radiology department's staff at Songkhlanakarin Hospital.