Automatic 25 Doctors 5 Calls Scheduler

If you prefer an automatic call scheduler, Automatic 25 Doctors 5 Calls Scheduler is just what you need
If you prefer an automatic call scheduler, Automatic 25 Doctors 5 Calls Scheduler is just what you need. You simply list your doctors, their call qualifications, their vacation schedules, and push a button to create a year's schedule, one month at a time.

Calls are evenly and fairly distributed among all of the doctors who are qualified for the call and nobody is assigned to any call more frequently than necessary which evenly distributes the calls throughout the month and the year.

The program tracks up to 10 daily calls and 8 days (7 weekdays and holidays) and tries to assign everyone to a call/day combination before assigning it to someone another time. For example, if there are 25 doctors qualified for a specific call, every doctor will be assigned to that call about every 25 Mondays, every 25 Tuesdays, etc. throughout the year.

The scheduler can be forced to assign the same doctor to a Friday/Saturday/Sunday call or to a Saturday/Sunday call if you use a consecutive-day call strategy to cover your weekends.

The call assignment logic also tries to evenly distribute the number of times each doctor is assigned to a specific call. For example, someone will not be assigned to a Monday Call #1 and another Call #1 until it is absolutely necessary.

Call history is carried forward form one month to the next for as long as you use the scheduler, so month-to-month and year-to-year call counts and fairness are maintained forever.

You can specify up to 40 "holidays" per year including actual holidays and any other days (say those before and after an actual holiday) that you would like to treat as a holiday in the call distribution.

Several calendars and schedules are produced to show which doctors are on call each day. You can also transfer the call schedules into your MS Office Calendar, your PDA and your Smart Phone so it will always be available for handy reference.

Requirements:

Excel

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