Lightning Bolt Solutions took home Silver in the 20th anniversary Digital Health Awards Fall 2018 session for our work utilizing AI to eradicate physician burnout. Twice a year, the Health Information Resource Center recognizes the world’s best digital health resources, [...]
Imagine if the right doctor, saw the right patient, at the right time, for the right amount of time, in the right place. It seems simple enough. But it is far, far (light years) away from how our medical system [...]
How do we end physician burnout? Is it possible for technology, which is often cited as a major factor in physician dissatisfaction, to help? Can artificial intelligence lead to a healthcare system that values “physician intelligence” and well-being? With America [...]
Founder and CEO Suvas Vajracharya, Ph.D., had the opportunity recently to join Dr. Dianne for an episode of The Doctor’s Life podcast to discuss Lightning Bolt’s AI-based shift scheduling as a solution for preventing physician burnout. Enjoy part two of their [...]
Founder and CEO Suvas Vajracharya, Ph.D., had the opportunity recently to join Dr. Dianne for an episode of The Doctor’s Life podcast to discuss Lightning Bolt’s AI-based shift scheduling as a solution for preventing physician burnout. Enjoy part one of their [...]
Founder and CEO Suvas Vajracharya, Ph.D., had the opportunity recently to join Dr. Emma Nichols for an episode of the AI in Medicine podcast to discuss Lightning Bolt's AI-based solution for scheduling physician shifts. Enjoy their conversation below or listen here. Dr. [...]
Burnout, fatigue, and the adverse health effects of an unstable work schedule extend far beyond the healthcare sector. We know that physicians are facing a professional crisis — are there lessons to be learned from research in other sectors? A [...]
Do you want your surgeon to work back-to-back overnight 12-hour shifts and then perform brain surgery on you the next morning? There’s currently no regulation prohibiting this kind of dangerous scheduling in medicine. Physicians are human. Like truck drivers or [...]
Starting before they even set foot into medical school, would-be physicians face the expectation that they’ll be working long hours, often to the point of physical exhaustion. Hours are underreported, fatigue abounds, and avoidable medical errors are made. This doesn’t [...]
Job-related burnout is a problem across many professions. In medicine, burnout is a case of friction between physicians’ expectations and the realities of an extremely disconnected healthcare system. This is why more than 50 percent of physicians are currently showing [...]