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Customer SuccessEmergency Medicine Scheduling Software
Balance Complex Emergency Medicine Schedules
Fill Coverage Gaps: Priority rules generate schedules that meet all rules and requirements, without leaving gaps.
Automate Complex ER Schedules: Generate schedule that meet your unique needs, from shift progression to FTE allocations.
Balance Shift Distribution: Equally distribute various night shifts and preferential shifts to promote provider fairness.
Best in KLAS—Three Years Running
Lightning Bolt Ranks #1 in Physician Scheduling for three consecutive years.
Custom Rules 
Data and Analytics
Flexible Shift Swaps
Control Access
Why Emergency Medicine Groups Choose Us
Clinicians
Increase satisfaction with transparent shift equity—see exactly how each type of shift is distributed across your group over time
Block shifts together to get more consecutive days off
Intelligent spacing rules prevent burnout from consecutive high-stress assignments, such as working a night shift directly after multiple days on.
Schedulers
Cut schedule creation time up to 80% on average.
Manage multiple FTE allocations across the team, improving productivity and compliance
Enforce time-based shift progression, making sure schedules are fair and efficient
Departments
Minimize reliance on costly locum providers by filling persistent coverage gaps
Reduce provider turnover with demonstrable schedule equity—transparent reporting shows fair distribution of calls and weekends
Utilize patient volume data for accurate shift management
Proven Results from Top Emergency Medicine Groups
Customizable Rules
Every client gets a dedicated technical consultant for life to help create custom rules and manage updates. Whether you prefer hands-on support or want to handle updates independently, we're here to support your approach.
Equalization Rules
Ensure fair distribution of workload across your team. They automatically balance assignments like call schedules, weekend shifts, and other duties, so no one provider gets overloaded.
EXAMPLE
Evenly distribute night shifts based on FTE
Minimum / Maximum Rules
Set limits on how often providers can work specific shifts or roles. They help prevent burnout while ensuring adequate coverage by controlling maximum assignments and guaranteeing minimum staffing levels.
EXAMPLE
Maximum of 3 nights per month -or- Schedule 13 to 15 shifts per month
If / Then Rules
Create conditional logic for your scheduling needs. They automatically trigger specific actions when certain conditions are met, like "if Provider A is scheduled for X, then also schedule Provider B for Y."
EXAMPLE
For providers who begin work at 4pm today, you cannot start earlier than 4pm tomorrow.
Preference Rules
Accommodate individual provider preferences and requirements. They help create schedules that work better for your team by respecting personal constraints, preferred assignments, and recurring commitments.
EXAMPLE
Dr. Smith prefers not to be on night call on Thursdays.
Product Tour
Lightning Bolt helps you generate gapless provider schedules for your Hospital Medicine group using custom rules designed to include individual preferences and organizational needs.
Create a Provider Schedule (Admin)
Create Custom Rules
Adjust a Schedule (End User)
Request Shift Coverage (Swaportunities)
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FAQs
Does your solution know which locations my providers are credentialed for? 
Yes, Lightning Bolt allows you to select which assignments (locations) each individual is able to be scheduled for. This applies to automated scheduling as well as manual changes.
Does your team set up the scheduling rules, or can I?
We assist with initial setup and training. Users can choose to maintain the system themselves or rely on our support. If the rules change, we can also handle it or you can do it yourself.
Is there a limit on the number of providers or shifts the system can schedule?
No, our system can handle schedules for large groups with no technical limits on providers or tasks.
Do you integrate with other solutions?
Yes, we recommend integrating to enhance workforce management and operational efficiency. Check out some of our integrations.
Is this emergency medicine scheduling software only for large groups, or can it help small practices?
Yes, it can help smaller practices! Many of our smaller practices find Lightning Bolt to be very beneficial to have one source of truth and be able to easily submit time-off requests, make last minute shift swaps, create optimal holiday schedules, access schedules on mobile, and overall experience an increase in convenience.
What is the key difference between Lightning Bolt and other products on the market?
Unlike other products that simply digitize manual scheduling, Lightning Bolt uses an AI-enabled process called combinatorial optimization to identify the best solution—in this case, a schedule—from a finite set of possibilities. By considering multiple variables such as staff availability, skill sets, and shift preferences, combinatorial optimization allows Lightning Bolt to rapidly identify the optimal schedule that maximizes resource utilization while meeting organizational constraints. This process advances operational efficiency, improves staff satisfaction by building fairer schedules, and enhances patient care by ensuring that the right personnel are in the right place at the right time.
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