Practice Management · 6 min read

Clinic Software vs Hospital Software: When to Switch

Clinics record visits. Hospitals record stays.

If patients sleep over, you need a stay record.

₹25,000
a year, clinic plan.
₹10,000
per bed per year, HMS.
10 beds
is the HMS minimum.
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By Antony Dick, Founder & CEO · 30 October 2026

In one minute

A visit ends at the door
One patient, one consultation, one invoice.
A stay runs for days
A bed, shift tasks, deposits, packages and a discharge.
Your outpatient desk stays
HMS includes the full clinic system.

A visit ends when the patient leaves the room. A stay does not. Here is how to tell which one you are running.

Five signs you have outgrown it →What carries over →What the move costs →

If patients go home within the visit, clinic software may be enough.

The unit of record is different

You cannot get an admission out of a visit by adding a field.

Clinic software: a visit
  • One patient, one consultation
  • One prescription
  • One invoice
Hospital software: a stay
  • A bed and a ward, with tasks by shift
  • Deposits, packages and interim bills
  • A signed discharge summary

Five signs you have outgrown clinic software

If two of these are true today, you are running a hospital.

  • The ward runs on a whiteboardThe live bed picture is not in the software.
  • Deposits sit in a notebookBilling reconciles them by hand.
  • Discharge summaries are typed outside the systemNothing blocks a discharge without a signature.
  • Pharmacy and lab bills do not follow the patientSomeone reconciles them at month end.
  • Every role sees every numberThe workaround is a verbal rule.

What carries over

Moving to HMS extends your clinic system. It does not replace it.

Still in the same system
  • Appointments
  • Patient records
  • Prescriptions
  • WhatsApp communication
  • Billing

What the move costs

HMS is priced per sanctioned bed and includes the clinic system.

₹25,000
a year, clinic plan, unlimited doctors
₹10,000
per sanctioned bed, per year, HMS
₹2,00,000
a year for a 20 bed nursing home

Expect a setup phase for wards, bed categories, rate cards and staff roles before the first admission.

When clinic software is still enough

Do not buy a hospital system to sound serious
If patients go home within the visit and you record no bed, ward tasks or deposits, the clinic plan may be all you need. Tell us how a patient moves and we will say which fits.

Questions people ask

Tell us how a patient moves through your building

Describe your beds and your discharge process on WhatsApp and we will say whether the clinic plan or HMS fits, with the yearly figure.

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