Healthcare
Hospital management system development for hospitals and hospital chains
Whether you need a complete HMS for a new hospital, a group-wide platform for a chain, or the modules your current system lacks, we build around how your hospital actually works, and keep it running while we change it.
What does a hospital management system include?
A hospital management system (HMS), also called a hospital information system (HIS), runs a hospital's patient, clinical and business work in one place: registration and appointments, OPD and IPD, bed management, electronic medical records, orders and results for lab and imaging, pharmacy and stores, billing with packages, insurance and TPA claims, and reports. For a hospital chain it adds central masters, one patient record across branches and group-level dashboards. Infovion Technologies builds such systems to order, or adds missing modules to an existing HMIS, with ABDM integration and hosting in India.
Updated 5 November 2026 by Infovion Technologies, Pune.
Scope
What we deliver
Registration, appointments and OPD
Patient registration with ABHA and Scan and Share, appointments, queues, consultation notes and e-prescriptions.
IPD, beds and nursing
Admission, bed and ward management, transfers, nursing notes, medication charts and discharge summaries.
Electronic medical records
Clinical notes, orders, results, allergies and history, with ICD-10 coding and role-based access.
Lab and imaging
Orders and results for the lab (LIS) and imaging (PACS/RIS), with integration to existing machines and systems.
Pharmacy and stores
Stock by batch and expiry, indents, purchase, Schedule H and H1 registers and ward issues.
Billing, packages and insurance
Package and itemised billing, deposits, TPA and insurer pre-authorisation and claims, and PM-JAY workflows.
Hospital chains
Central masters and price lists, one patient record across branches, transfers and group dashboards.
Dashboards and MIS
Occupancy, revenue, collections, doctor-wise and department-wise reports, on mobile for management.
Build, buy or extend?
Buy a packaged HMS when your workflows are standard and the vendor supports your size. Build or extend when you run several hospitals with different models, need a module your vendor will not build, or the current system cannot be made fast, secure or accessible enough. We will tell you which applies after an audit.
What a hospital chain needs beyond a single-hospital HMS
- One patient identity and record across every branch, linked to ABHA
- Central masters: services, prices, packages, doctors and drug formulary
- Branch-level access, with group-level reports for management
- Stock transfers between hospital pharmacies and a central store
- Referrals and transfers between hospitals in the group
- Performance that holds up with thousands of users
Data, hosting and compliance
- Hosting in India, in the hospital's own accounts
- Role-based access, two-step sign-in and an audit trail of who viewed or changed a record
- DPDP Act consent, notices, data requests and deletion
- Logs kept 180 days in India, per CERT-In directions
- Daily backups, tested restores and a documented downtime procedure
- Screens built to WCAG 2.1 AA for staff and patients with disabilities
Sources: Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (NHA) · HL7 FHIR Release 4 · CERT-In directions under section 70B(6), 28 April 2022 · MeitY: Data protection framework (DPDP Act and Rules) · NABH: accreditation and digital health standards
Deliverables
- Process study and requirements for each department
- Clickable prototype reviewed with doctors, nurses and billing staff
- Phased go-live, department by department
- Data migration from the current HMIS
- Training and floor support at go-live
- Annual maintenance with response times by severity
Typical clients
- Hospital chains and groups
- Multi-specialty and super-specialty hospitals
- New hospitals choosing their first system
- Hospitals whose HMS vendor has stopped support
- Day-care, eye and dental chains
Technologies
React, Next.js, Node.js, NestJS, React Native, PostgreSQL, HL7 FHIR R4, ABDM APIs, Hosting in India (AWS Mumbai or Indian data centres)
Cost and timeline
Cost of hospital management system development in India
Indicative budget ranges for the Indian market in 2026, provided for planning. Each project receives its own fixed-price proposal after an initial consultation.
| Project type | Typical budget |
|---|---|
| Single module (pharmacy, lab, billing or EMR) | ₹2 – 8 lakh |
| HMS for one hospital | ₹15 – 40 lakh |
| Platform for a hospital chain | ₹40 lakh and above |
Timeline. Modules in six to twelve weeks; a complete HMS in phases over six to twelve months.
Factors that affect cost
- Number of hospitals, beds and departments
- Integrations with lab machines, PACS, insurers and ABDM
- Data migration from the existing system
- Patient and doctor mobile apps
Process
How the project is delivered
01Week 1
Discovery
An initial consultation, followed by a requirements workshop for larger projects, to understand processes, users and objectives.
02Within 2 business days
Proposal
A written scope, milestone plan and fixed-price proposal, so cost and timeline are agreed before work begins.
031–3 weeks
Design
Wireframes and a clickable prototype reviewed with your team before development starts.
042-week sprints
Development
Fortnightly releases to a staging environment, with a review at the end of each sprint.
051–2 weeks
Testing and launch
Functional and security testing, user acceptance testing, data migration, training and go-live.
06Ongoing
Support
Thirty days of post-launch support, followed by an optional maintenance contract.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between HMS, HIS and EMR?
An EMR (electronic medical record) holds a patient's clinical record. A hospital management system (HMS) or hospital information system (HIS) runs the whole hospital: registration, OPD, IPD, billing, pharmacy, lab and reports, with the EMR as one part.
How much does hospital management software development cost?
A single module typically costs ₹2 to 8 lakh, a complete HMS for one hospital ₹15 to 40 lakh, and a platform for a hospital chain ₹40 lakh and above, depending on departments, integrations and migration.
Can you add modules to our existing HMS instead of replacing it?
Yes, through its database or APIs where the vendor allows, or as a connected application. This is often the fastest and safest route for a running hospital.
Will the system be ABDM compliant?
We build ABHA creation and Scan and Share, health record linking and consented record fetching (milestones M1 to M3). The National Health Authority tests and approves each milestone for your software.
How do you go live without disrupting the hospital?
One department or module at a time, with the old system running in parallel for a short period, data migrated in rehearsals first, and our team on the floor at go-live.
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Discuss your hospital management system development requirements
Share a brief description of your project. We respond within one business day with questions, an approach and a fixed-price proposal where the scope allows.