Run your ED.
Not your spreadsheet.
One platform for your whole emergency department — build and publish schedules, keep every operational note clear with Cortex, and give your medical directors a real command center.
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Who it’s for
Built for the people who run the ED
Pulse is designed first for medical directors — then extends to everyone who touches the schedule, so the whole department runs on one system.
Medical Directors
Lead the department, not the spreadsheet.
- Campus scorecards with targets & trends
- A private folder for every clinician
- Clinical reviews with AI-assisted summaries
- One command center for the whole ED
Assistant Medical Directors
Own your projects and your people.
- Project & task tracker with reminders
- Clinician notes captured by text or email
- Metrics you can update per clinician
- Meeting prep in one click
Schedulers & Clinicians
A schedule that audits itself — and a portal clinicians like.
- Drag-and-drop builder with live conflict checks
- Clinician portal: shifts, requests & trades
- Commute alerts — know when to leave
- Provably fair workload distribution
Available today
Everything you need to run the schedule
These capabilities are live in the platform right now — no waitlist, no “coming soon.”
Visual Shift Builder
Drag-and-drop schedule builder with shift templates, a live staffing summary, and real-time conflict detection.
Approvals & Publishing
Multi-step approval with scheduler and director sign-off. Clinicians are notified automatically when a schedule goes live.
Export, On-Call & Holidays
Export and batch-print schedules to PDF, manage on-call maps and holiday scheduling, and keep a full change audit log.
FMD Dashboard
The Facility Medical Director command center — campus scorecards, clinician folders, and the task tracker. Now online.
Cortex Notebook + SMS
Capture operational notes by texting them in; Cortex files them by campus and sends reminders back when you need them.
Credentialing Tracker
Track licenses, certifications, and documents with expiry visibility — no separate HR system required.
Performance Analytics
Patients-per-hour, door-to-provider time, admission rates, and workload fairness, with configurable per-campus targets.
Multi-Campus Network
Run an unlimited hierarchy of hospitals, campuses, and pods with granular role-based access.
See it in action
The real platform
Real screens from Pulse ED, shown with demo data — the shift builder, the medical-director dashboard, and a campus scorecard.
The FMD Dashboard
A private command center for Facility & Assistant Medical Directors.
Pull real scheduling data, clinician performance, and one-on-one documentation into one secure, role-gated workspace — so directors can actually lead their departments, not chase spreadsheets.
- Campus scorecards with trend graphs and target goal lines
- Clinician folders: private notes, photo attachments, and discussion / action items with follow-up reminders
- Clinical review workflow with AI-assisted summaries
- Task Tracker — daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, or yearly cadences with optional due-date reminders
- AFMD project tracker, leadership call scheduling, and meeting prep
Pts / hr
2.4
Door→Provider
18m
Coverage
97%
Patient-flow huddle
Tagged: Riverside · 3 action items
Web clip: new sepsis protocol
Saved to Protocols
Follow-up: credentialing for Dr. Park
Reminder set · Jul 15
Cortex keeps it all clear
Your ED’s shared notebook — every note, decision, and follow-up in one place.
Stop losing operational knowledge in texts, inboxes, and hallway conversations. Capture it once and Cortex keeps it organized, searchable, and impossible to forget.
- Capture notes by text message, email, or in-app — no app-switching
- Auto-organized by clinician and campus, with photos, web clips & tags
- AI surfaces patterns and turns notes into trackable action items
- Follow-up reminders (in-app + SMS) so nothing slips through
How it works
From spreadsheet to command center in three steps
Most departments are up and running the same week — no implementation project required.
Set up your department
Add your campuses, clinicians, and shift templates once. Invite your MDs, AMDs, and schedulers — those seats are free.
Build & audit the schedule
Drag-and-drop the month with real-time conflict detection, coverage checks, and fairness tracking. Approve, publish, and clinicians are notified automatically.
Lead with the FMD Dashboard
Capture operational notes by text into Cortex, track per-clinician metrics, run clinical reviews, and see your whole department at a glance.
On the roadmap
Continuously rolling out
We ship improvements constantly. These are in active development — clearly labeled so you always know what’s live versus what’s next.
AI Auto-Scheduler & Optimizer
Generate and optimize schedules from preferences, volumes, and compliance rules — in seconds.
Pulse Institute
In-platform CME, competency tracking, and onboarding curriculum for emergency-medicine teams.
Residency Suite
PGY tracking, procedure logs, and ACGME-aware scheduling for academic medical centers.
Deeper Integrations
Calendar sync, payroll/credentialing exports, and an expanded native mobile experience.
Pricing
Simple, per-clinician pricing
$2/clinician per month · 10-clinician minimum · 2-month free trial. Only clinician seats count — MD, AMD & Scheduler accounts are free.
Schedule Builder
Build, approve, publish, and run your schedule.
10-clinician min ($20/mo)
- Schedule building & shift management
- Shift templates, pods & campus setup
- Real-time conflict detection
- Schedule approval by the Medical Director
- Export & print schedules (PDF)
- MD, AMD & Scheduler access
FMD Dashboard add-on
Add Cortex note-keeping, campus scorecards, clinician folders, and the task tracker for your medical directors.
Now onlineProfessional
Scheduling + the full director toolkit, with the FMD Dashboard included.
- Everything in Schedule Builder
- FMD Dashboard included
- Live clinician portal — shift trades & day-off requests
- Credentialing & full workflow posting
Residency
Built for academic medical centers.
- Everything in Professional
- Resident procedure log
- PGY level tracking
- ACGME-aware scheduling
Use code ALPHA2 at checkout for your 2-month free trial — limited-time alpha offer. No credit card required.
FAQ
Questions, answered
Who is Pulse ED built for?
Emergency-department leadership — Facility and Assistant Medical Directors and their schedulers — plus the clinicians who work the shifts. MD, AMD, and Scheduler accounts are always free; you're only billed per clinician seat.
What's live today versus on the roadmap?
Live now: the schedule builder (shift, pod, and plug-in views), approvals & publishing, the FMD Dashboard, Cortex note-keeping with SMS/email capture, credentialing, and performance analytics. On the roadmap: the AI auto-scheduler & optimizer, Pulse Institute (CME), and the Residency suite — always clearly labeled so you know what's live.
How is my data protected?
Pulse is built with HIPAA-level safeguards: encryption of sensitive fields at rest, encrypted backups, role-based access control, optional two-factor authentication for admins, and an audit log of who accessed what. Business Associate Agreements with our infrastructure and AI vendors are part of our compliance program.
Do clinicians get their own access?
Yes. Each clinician gets a portal to view their schedule, request time off and set availability, pick up open shifts and trade shifts, get commute 'leave-by' alerts, and acknowledge performance reviews — most of it designed for their phone.
How does Cortex capture notes by text?
You (or your AMDs) text an operational note to your Cortex number — even a photo — and it's filed by campus, tagged, and searchable, with reminders sent back when you need them. It's the fastest way to capture what happens on the floor without switching apps.
How does the free trial work?
Start with code ALPHA2 for a 2-month free trial — no credit card required. Pricing is $2/clinician per month after that, with a 10-clinician minimum.
Ready to run a calmer ED?
Start your 2-month free trial with code ALPHA2 — and see your schedule, your directors, and your whole department in one place.