Lightning Bolt Scheduling Commentary
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The only thing that PerfectServe could possibly do better with training is to do a little follow-up...

Apr 2025
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Analyst/Coordinator

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My biggest challenge with Lightning Bolt Scheduling is that there is a particular report that...

Apr 2025
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Analyst/Coordinator

Relationship

A lot of the time, when PerfectServe pushes out fixes or upgrades, they don't really apply to the...

Apr 2025
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Analyst/Coordinator

Product

We have a very wide variety of customers that use the product, and not all of them have the same...

Apr 2025
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Analyst/Coordinator

Loyalty, Relationship, Product

PerfectServe is working on a new version of a certain piece. It seems more stable, so that is good,...

Apr 2025
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Analyst/Coordinator

Relationship

Lightning Bolt Scheduling has been really stable and reliable. Our ability to contact PerfectServe...

Apr 2025
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Analyst/Coordinator

Relationship

If PerfectServe has a problem with an upgrade, they are really good about communicating with us. If...

Apr 2025
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Manager

Product

In Lightning Bolt Scheduling, I love the display and the user-friendly way the program works. The...

Mar 2025
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Manager

Loyalty

We are transitioning to another scheduling vendor, but that is merely a business decision. The issue...

Mar 2025
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Manager

Relationship

The PerfectServe support team is amazing, and they do a great job with executive involvement. I have...

Mar 2025
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Manager

Loyalty, Product

Lightning Bolt Scheduling works with Microsoft Office, and we can merge their calendars, so that is...

Mar 2025
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Analyst/Coordinator

Relationship

The vendor will solve issues, but I haven't seen them launch anything for ongoing issues.

Mar 2025
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Analyst/Coordinator

Relationship

When I contact the vendor's support, everyone that I speak with is able to help. Even when I have an...

Mar 2025
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Analyst/Coordinator

Operations

The vendor will send us emails when they have training seminars coming up. However, most of the...

Mar 2025
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Analyst/Coordinator

Product

Lightning Bolt Scheduling is a really good system. If users have a constant schedule, Lightning Bolt...

Mar 2025
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Analyst/Coordinator

Product

The scheduling product is set up to automatically generate things, but that process isn't really...

Mar 2025
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Analyst/Coordinator

Loyalty, Product

Each of our doctors wants a different time window. I have to contact the vendor's customer support...

Mar 2025
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Analyst/Coordinator

Loyalty, Product

The product is good for all of my departments except one. Lightning Bolt Scheduling doesn't...

Mar 2025
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Manager

Relationship

PerfectServe's customer service is second to none. We can send our PerfectServe business partner a...

Feb 2025
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Manager

Loyalty, Operations

I went to a PerfectServe summit, and I learned a lot from the other people there. The vendor had a...

Feb 2025
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Manager

Operations

Lightning Bolt Scheduling is intuitive. We have been hiring a lot of staff members who are jumping...

Feb 2025
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Analyst/Coordinator

Operations, Product

I like Lightning Bolt Scheduling. I’m highly satisfied with the ease of use, but when it comes to...

Feb 2025
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Analyst/Coordinator

Relationship

The support people from the vendor are always very supportive and helpful. They usually reach out to...

Feb 2025
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Analyst/Coordinator

Loyalty, Product

The product meets all of my needs except for my schedule-building needs. The system does what it...

Feb 2025
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Analyst/Coordinator

Loyalty

There haven't been too many updates of Lightning Bolt Scheduling recently, but I imagine they are...

Feb 2025
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Analyst/Coordinator

Operations, Product

I would tell a peer or friend how easy it is to maneuver around Lightning Bolt Scheduling. I have...

Feb 2025
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Analyst/Coordinator

Relationship

The quality of PerfectServe's support is at the top of the scale. When we email, they are on top of...

Feb 2025
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Analyst/Coordinator

Relationship

If I have any issues, I notify PerfectServe. Whenever there is any type of downtime, they will send...

Feb 2025
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Analyst/Coordinator

Loyalty, Product

I have no complaints about PerfectServe. Before Lightning Bolt Scheduling, we were using another...

Feb 2025
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Analyst/Coordinator

Product

I have no issues with Lightning Bolt Scheduling. I haven't heard anything about any changes as far...

Feb 2025
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CMIO

Product

The schedule creation in Lightning Bolt Scheduling is great, but there are some indicators that...

Feb 2025
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CMIO

Loyalty, Product

Scheduling solutions are supposed to work toward the providers' schedules. Our integration with...

Feb 2025
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CMIO

Product, Value

Lightning Bolt Scheduling has given us the tool to look at who is not filling the schedule so that...

Feb 2025
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CMIO

Relationship, Operations

We have received a few emails from PerfectServe letting us know that their upgrades have caused some...

Feb 2025
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Physician

Operations, Product

After the initial setup, Lightning Bolt Scheduling is easy to use. It has a desktop application and...

Feb 2025
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Physician

Relationship

I don't know that I have any specific recommendations for improvements in Lightning Bolt Scheduling....

Feb 2025
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Physician

Loyalty

Lightning Bolt Scheduling is part of the long-term plan here. We were one of a few departments that...

Feb 2025
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Director

Loyalty, Relationship

Lightning Bolt Scheduling is very user friendly. And the customer service is amazing. When I need...

Jan 2025
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Manager

Operations, Product

Scheduling with Lightning Bolt Scheduling is so easy to do. I had to teach someone at a different...

Oct 2024
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Manager

Loyalty

Lightning Bolt Scheduling is a part of our long-term plan. Multiple departments are already on it,...

Oct 2024
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Manager

Product

There are some things Lightning Bolt Scheduling cannot do because it is not programmed to, and that...

Oct 2024
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Manager

Relationship

The Lightning Bolt Scheduling staff is wonderful. PerfectServe is very good at proactive service....

Oct 2024
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Manager

Product

There have been a couple of times when I have been in the middle of doing something pretty big in...

Oct 2024
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Manager

Relationship

We are very fortunate that we have had certain people at PerfectServe assigned to us over the years....

Oct 2024
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Manager

Relationship, Operations

PerfectServe is wonderful for training. We have a representative assigned to us, and they are so...

Oct 2024
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Manager

Product, Value

Scheduling is no fun when we are doing it for our large areas, and PerfectServe has really helped us...

Oct 2024
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Manager

Loyalty, Relationship, Operations

We live in the scheduling software quite a bit, so I have all kinds of ideas for the vendor on how...

Oct 2024
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Manager

Loyalty, Operations, Product

We had a different program in place prior to Lighting Bolt Scheduling, and the end users obviously...

Oct 2024
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Manager

Product

There is a wealth of knowledge in the Lightning Bolt Scheduling program to help us and walk us...

Oct 2024
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Manager

Product

With my providers being hospital based, they really rely on the schedules for specialties that are...

Oct 2024
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Manager

Operations

In terms of the Lightning Bolt Scheduling go-live, I sat in on a lot of the calls for implementing...

Oct 2024
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Manager

Relationship

Lightning Bolt Scheduling is a very good solution for a small group of anybody, and the vendor is...

Oct 2024
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Manager

Operations

I didn't get any training on Lightning Bolt Scheduling. I had to kind of learn myself. I was around...

Oct 2024
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Manager

Operations, Product

When I make a schedule, it is a little cumbersome at this point because a lot of our stuff has...

Oct 2024
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Analyst/Coordinator

Relationship

Lightning Bolt Scheduling is a great software for us to use for physician scheduling. Our contact...

Oct 2024
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Director

Product

The only thing I can think of that the vendor could improve would be to add a feature to the system...

Oct 2024
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Director

Product

Overall, I have been very happy with Lightning Bolt Scheduling. It is very easy to use and navigate...

Oct 2024
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Director

Loyalty, Product

There are always opportunities for better functionality. We wish for the moon, and the vendor will...

Oct 2024
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Director

Value

As I understand it, Lightning Bolt Scheduling is at the top of its class. With that comes an...

Oct 2024
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Director

Relationship, Operations

PerfectServe touches base with us regularly. They share updates about what is coming during those...

Oct 2024
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Analyst/Coordinator

Loyalty

We were able to get Lightning Bolt Scheduling to work better with another solution. I have actually...

Sep 2024
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Analyst/Coordinator

Relationship

I like the vendor's support system, its reliability, and the way the vendor communicates. Whenever...

Sep 2024
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Analyst/Coordinator

Relationship, Operations

I have met some of the vendor's people, and they are willing to meet with me and tell me what to...

Sep 2024
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Analyst/Coordinator

Product, Value

The product does go down from time to time.

Sep 2024
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Analyst/Coordinator

Product

I have some outstanding events, but the vendor knows about them and just hasn't been able to fix...

Sep 2024
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Manager

Relationship

PerfectServe’s support currently is ongoing but is moving in the right direction. We had issues at...

Aug 2024
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Manager

Culture

It is 50/50 on charges with PerfectServe. They help us with certain things, and then there are...

Aug 2024
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Manager

Loyalty, Product

PerfectServe continues to push upgrades. Sometimes the fixes on their end are not immediate. There...

Aug 2024
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Manager

Relationship, Operations, Value

Without knowing about other companies, I would buy Lightning Bolt Scheduling again. We schedule a...

Aug 2024
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Manager

Relationship

We have a support person who we communicate with, and they are very supportive. The Lightning Bolt...

Aug 2024
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Manager

Operations, Product

PerfectServe does the upgrades. Lightning Bolt Scheduling offers quite a few things that we don't...

Aug 2024
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Manager

Loyalty

We hope to stay with PerfectServe. That is a hard decision right now. We have had some issues with...

Aug 2024
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Manager

Product

We were actually able to generate a schedule with Lightning Bolt Scheduling. I have to continue to...

Aug 2024
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Manager

Relationship

PerfectServe's customer support is readily available. The good thing with Lightning Bolt Scheduling...

Aug 2024
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Manager

Relationship

Our PerfectServe account representatives don’t always make us aware of what the enhancements or...

Aug 2024
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Manager

Value

There are a couple of things I would like to see improve a little in Lightning Bolt Scheduling, but...

Aug 2024
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Physician

Loyalty, Operations, Product, Value

Lightning Bolt Scheduling is the only thing we are using now, and I don't have any thoughts of...

Aug 2024
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Physician

Value

Lightning Bolt Scheduling is expensive. A while ago, I looked at another system, and Lightning Bolt...

Aug 2024
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Physician

Operations

There is no other training other than the initial training. I am the one that does the training of...

Aug 2024
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Physician

Loyalty, Relationship, Product

I would like to see the vacation rounds changed. The process is a bit sophisticated, and...

Aug 2024
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Physician

Relationship

I don't use the web support, but we have a technical person that I reach out to who is very good. I...

Aug 2024
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Physician

Product, Value

I wish Lightning Bolt Scheduling would save me a little more time in terms of scheduling. A lot of...

Aug 2024
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Manager

Operations

In terms of training, anytime I ever have a new provider or anything like that, the vendor is always...

Aug 2024
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Manager

Product

It is not that the product quality has been bad, but when the vendor does their updates, there is...

Aug 2024
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Manager

Operations

Although we have had training about how to use the solution, there might be too many options within...

Aug 2024
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Manager

Product, Value

The product is user friendly, especially for someone who may have never used some type of software...

Aug 2024
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Manager

Relationship

As far as proactively alerting us about things, the vendor does send emails ahead of time with time...

Aug 2024
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Manager

Relationship, Operations

The vendor's people are wonderful. They are extremely responsive, even though they are in different...

Aug 2024
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Director

Product

The front-end user interface for all of the physicians is very user friendly and intuitive. The app...

Jul 2024
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Director

Product

I would like to see the rules applied post hoc when somebody is making a scheduling change request...

Jul 2024
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Director

Product

The system right now uses a very complex cost-reduction algorithm with the assignment of weights and...

Jul 2024
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Director

Relationship

Flexibility and modularity are the biggest strengths of Lightning Bolt Scheduling. The ability for...

Jul 2024
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Manager

Product

We haven't had any unscheduled downtime with Lightning Bolt Scheduling. If there is downtime, it is...

Jul 2024
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Manager

Culture, Value

PerfectServe has been very good at avoiding charging us. They are very up front with their pricing,...

Jul 2024
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Manager

Relationship

The executives at PerfectServe have been very helpful. And in the time that we have been with them,...

Jul 2024
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Manager

Relationship

When people use something for a very long time, they get used to it, but Lightning Bolt Scheduling...

Jul 2024
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VP/Other Executive

Loyalty, Relationship, Product

We haven't had any unexpected problems with Lightning Bolt Scheduling. The quality has been...

Jul 2024
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VP/Other Executive

Loyalty, Value

Lightning Bolt Scheduling has changed the way we do business. If the decision were up to me, I would...

Jul 2024
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VP/Other Executive

Culture, Operations

Lightning Bolt Scheduling definitely works as promoted. We are very happy with it. I have been...

Jul 2024
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VP/Other Executive

Operations

As the training becomes necessary, it is great. We have been on the system for a bit of time, so we...

Jul 2024
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