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Latest news, product updates and articles — health, ABHA/ABDM, and everything else happening at ExaHealth.

NABH Accreditation for Clinics: Steps, Fees, Validity

NABH accreditation for a small clinic: which programme applies, the published fees, the four-year cycle, and the documents an assessor asks to see.

Biomedical Waste Rules: What a Small Clinic Must Do

For Doctors & Clinics

7 min

Biomedical Waste Rules: What a Small Clinic Must Do

Biomedical waste management for a 1-3 doctor OPD clinic: SPCB authorisation, the four bins, records, annual return, bar codes and penalty exposure.

ABDM Registration for a Clinic: HFR and HPR Step by Step

For Doctors & Clinics

8 min

ABDM Registration for a Clinic: HFR and HPR Step by Step

How ABDM registration works for a small clinic: the ID you need first, the HFR form, the verifier step, HPR for doctors, and what the incentive pays.

ABHA ID vs ABHA Number vs ABHA Address: What's the Difference?

ABHA & Digital Health Records

5 min

ABHA ID vs ABHA Number vs ABHA Address: What's the Difference?

ABHA ID, ABHA Number and ABHA Address sound similar but serve different purposes. Understand the difference with this simple guide.

IVF Software and the ART Act: What to Check

For Doctors & Clinics

6 min

IVF Software and the ART Act: What to Check

IVF software for Indian ART clinics: cycle tracking, witnessing, consent and storage records, and what the ART Act 2021 requires you to keep and report.

Physiotherapy Software: A Buying Checklist

For Doctors & Clinics

7 min

Physiotherapy Software: A Buying Checklist

Physiotherapy software for Indian clinics: packages and session counts, therapist rosters, home visits, part payments and the NCAHP rules that apply.

Pathology Lab Software: What an LIS Must Do

For Doctors & Clinics

7 min

Pathology Lab Software: What an LIS Must Do

A pathology lab software buyer's guide for India: barcoding, analyser interfacing, report authorisation, NABL records and prices from vendors' own pages.

Ophthalmology EMR Software: What an Eye Clinic Needs

For Doctors & Clinics

7 min

Ophthalmology EMR Software: What an Eye Clinic Needs

A buyer's guide to ophthalmology EMR software in India: laterality, refraction, IOP, eye drawings, DICOM imaging, spectacles and cataract lists.

Corporate Health Checkup Packages: A Clinic's Playbook

For Doctors & Clinics

7 min

Corporate Health Checkup Packages: A Clinic's Playbook

How an Indian clinic or diagnostic centre can sell corporate health checkup packages: pricing, camps, consent, DPDP limits and the back-office load.

Clinic Registration in India: Which Licences You Need

For Doctors & Clinics

8 min

Clinic Registration in India: Which Licences You Need

Clinic registration in India is not one licence. Here is how to work out which of eight registrations apply to your practice, and who issues each.

For Doctors & Clinics

7 min

Google Business Profile for Doctors: A Setup Checklist

Setting up a Google Business Profile for a clinic in India: the rules Google enforces, what gets profiles suspended, and what the 2002 ethics code allows.

WhatsApp Business API for Clinics: Rules and Costs

For Doctors & Clinics

8 min

WhatsApp Business API for Clinics: Rules and Costs

What the WhatsApp Business API costs a clinic, which messages are free, what needs patient consent, and how it differs from the free app.

Practo Alternatives for Clinics: A Fair Comparison

For Doctors & Clinics

8 min

Practo Alternatives for Clinics: A Fair Comparison

Looking at Practo alternatives? Here is what Practo publishes about Ray, Prime and Reach, and what six Indian competitors publish, checked September 2026.

E-Prescription Rules in India: What Makes One Valid

For Doctors & Clinics

8 min

E-Prescription Rules in India: What Makes One Valid

What an e prescription must carry in India under Rule 65 and the 2002 conduct regulations, and what to check in the software that prints it.

Does a Clinic Need a Drug Licence to Hand Out Medicines?

For Doctors & Clinics

8 min

Does a Clinic Need a Drug Licence to Hand Out Medicines?

When a clinic can dispense under Schedule K and when it needs a retail medical store license: the forms, fees, pharmacist and premises rules.

Digital Marketing for Doctors: What the Rules Allow

For Doctors & Clinics

6 min

Digital Marketing for Doctors: What the Rules Allow

Digital marketing for doctors in India: what the 2002 ethics rules permit, what counts as solicitation, and the channels that stay inside them.

What Is an ABHA Card? Benefits, Uses & How It Works in 2026

ABHA & Digital Health Records

5 min

What Is an ABHA Card? Benefits, Uses & How It Works in 2026

Learn what an ABHA Card is, how it works, its key benefits and how it helps you connect and manage digital health records under ABDM.

Best PHR Apps in India 2026: Top Health Record Apps Compared

ABHA & Digital Health Records

5 min

Best PHR Apps in India 2026: Top Health Record Apps Compared

Compare the best PHR apps in India in 2026 for managing medical records, ABHA-linked records, family health, vitals and health trends.

Clinical Establishment Act Registration: What Every Clinic Needs

For Doctors & Clinics

5 min

Clinical Establishment Act Registration: What Every Clinic Needs

Clinical Establishment Act registration and licensing aren't the same thing. What the Act actually requires, which states it applies in, and how to check compliance.

Electronic Medical Records in India: an ABDM-Ready EMR Checklist

For Doctors & Clinics

5 min

Electronic Medical Records in India: an ABDM-Ready EMR Checklist

Electronic medical records India adoption is accelerating, but digital isn't the same as ABDM-ready. A checklist for what ABDM-readiness actually requires.

Telemedicine Software for Indian Clinics: Compliance + Setup

For Doctors & Clinics

6 min

Telemedicine Software for Indian Clinics: Compliance + Setup

Telemedicine software needs to handle NMC compliance requirements, not just video calls. What it needs to include, and how to set it up correctly.

Dental Clinic Management Software: Features Checklist

For Doctors & Clinics

5 min

Dental Clinic Management Software: Features Checklist

Dental clinic management software needs tooth-chart records and multi-visit treatment tracking that general clinic software was never built for. A features checklist.

EMR vs EHR: What Indian Doctors Actually Need

For Doctors & Clinics

6 min

EMR vs EHR: What Indian Doctors Actually Need

EMR vs EHR: the real difference, why it doesn't matter for a solo practice until it suddenly does, and how to tell which one a product actually is.

Patient Management Software: Choosing the Right One for Your Clinic

For Doctors & Clinics

6 min

Patient Management Software: Choosing the Right One for Your Clinic

Patient management software means different things to different vendors. The layers of patient management, and what to check before choosing one.

Healthcare CRM for Clinics: What It Should Actually Do

For Doctors & Clinics

5 min

Healthcare CRM for Clinics: What It Should Actually Do

A healthcare CRM tracks patient relationships and follow-ups, distinct from daily practice management. What it should actually automate, and how to configure it well.

Best Clinic App for Doctors: What to Look For in 2026

For Doctors & Clinics

6 min

Best Clinic App for Doctors: What to Look For in 2026

The best clinic app depends on unglamorous details like real-world reliability and staff adoption, not app-store polish. What to actually check before choosing one.

Does Your Clinic Need Its Own Website? (Beyond a Directory Listing)

For Doctors & Clinics

5 min

Does Your Clinic Need Its Own Website? (Beyond a Directory Listing)

A directory listing tells patients you exist; a clinic website tells them what you offer and how to book. What a clinic website should include, and what it legally should avoid.

Practice Management Software: What It Actually Automates

For Doctors & Clinics

6 min

Practice Management Software: What It Actually Automates

Practice management software covers wildly different depth of automation — what real automation looks like vs. a digitized paper process, and how to tell the difference.

Live Queue Management for Clinics: Cutting Patient Wait Times

For Doctors & Clinics

4 min

Live Queue Management for Clinics: Cutting Patient Wait Times

A queue management system for clinics: what actually reduces real and perceived wait times, beyond just a display board.

Pharmacy Management System for Clinic Pharmacies: A Buyer's Guide

For Doctors & Clinics

5 min

Pharmacy Management System for Clinic Pharmacies: A Buyer's Guide

A pharmacy management system for clinic pharmacies: prescription compliance, batch/expiry tracking, and what to check before choosing one.

Medical Software Buyer's Guide for Indian Doctors

For Doctors & Clinics

5 min

Medical Software Buyer's Guide for Indian Doctors

A medical software buyer's guide for Indian doctors: the real categories, what each needs to handle, and how to avoid a mismatched purchase.

Medical Billing Software for Indian Clinics: What to Look For

For Doctors & Clinics

5 min

Medical Billing Software for Indian Clinics: What to Look For

Medical billing software for Indian clinics: GST compliance, insurance claim handling, and what to check before choosing one.

Hospital Software for Small Clinics: Features That Matter

For Doctors & Clinics

6 min

Hospital Software for Small Clinics: Features That Matter

Does a small clinic actually need hospital software? What small clinics need instead, and when hospital-grade software genuinely applies.

Consultation Software: Running a Faster, Paperless OPD

For Doctors & Clinics

6 min

Consultation Software: Running a Faster, Paperless OPD

What "paperless OPD" actually requires, what consultation software should speed up, and red flags to watch for in a demo.

Pharmacy Billing Software for In-Clinic Pharmacies

For Doctors & Clinics

4 min

Pharmacy Billing Software for In-Clinic Pharmacies

What pharmacy billing software actually needs to handle for an in-clinic pharmacy, Schedule H compliance, and what to check before choosing one.

Hospital Information System Explained: What Clinics Actually Need

For Doctors & Clinics

6 min

Hospital Information System Explained: What Clinics Actually Need

What a hospital information system actually integrates, how to spot fake integration in a demo, and what to ask any vendor.

EHR Systems Explained: How They Work for Indian Clinics

For Doctors & Clinics

5 min

EHR Systems Explained: How They Work for Indian Clinics

What EHR systems actually do, India's official EHR standards, and what to check before choosing one for your practice.

Hospital Management Software vs. Clinic Management Software: What's the Difference

For Doctors & Clinics

4 min

Hospital Management Software vs. Clinic Management Software: What's the Difference

Hospital management software and clinic management software solve structurally different problems — how to tell which one your facility actually needs.

Clinicea vs. ExaHealth: A Feature-by-Feature Comparison

For Doctors & Clinics

6 min

Clinicea vs. ExaHealth: A Feature-by-Feature Comparison

Clinicea vs. ExaHealth compared feature by feature — EMR, scheduling, billing, ABDM integration, WhatsApp automation, and pricing.

Doctor Portal Apps: Why a PWA Beats a Native App for Clinics

For Doctors & Clinics

5 min

Doctor Portal Apps: Why a PWA Beats a Native App for Clinics

Why a PWA doctor portal often beats a native app for clinics — real-world evidence, a feature comparison, and when native still wins.

Hospital CRM: Turning Patient Follow-Ups Into a System

For Doctors & Clinics

6 min

Hospital CRM: Turning Patient Follow-Ups Into a System

What a hospital CRM should actually do for a clinic — automating patient follow-ups and chronic-disease recall, not marketing blasts.

Doctor App: What Indian Physicians Actually Use It For

For Doctors & Clinics

5 min

Doctor App: What Indian Physicians Actually Use It For

What doctors actually use a doctor app for day-to-day, what's overbuilt and rarely opened, and what to test in a demo.

Hospital Management System: Buyer's Guide for Small Clinics

For Doctors & Clinics

4 min

Hospital Management System: Buyer's Guide for Small Clinics

Do you actually need a hospital management system, or something lighter? What to look for, red flags, and how pricing works for small facilities.

Setting Up Online Appointments for Your Clinic: A Step-by-Step Guide

For Doctors & Clinics

6 min

Setting Up Online Appointments for Your Clinic: A Step-by-Step Guide

What to decide before you turn on online appointment booking, common setup mistakes, and what actually reduces no-shows once it's live.

Clinic Billing Software: How to Stop Revenue Leakage

For Doctors & Clinics

5 min

Clinic Billing Software: How to Stop Revenue Leakage

What actually causes billing leakage in an Indian clinic, which software features genuinely close those gaps, real 2026 pricing, and the red flags to watch for in a demo.

Clinic Management Software in India: Features Checklist

For Doctors & Clinics

6 min

Clinic Management Software in India: Features Checklist

The checklist to run against any clinic software demo — India-specific items (ABDM, GST, WhatsApp, UPI), core features, and the questions a demo won't answer on its own.

Best Clinic Software for Solo Practitioners in 2026

For Doctors & Clinics

5 min

Best Clinic Software for Solo Practitioners in 2026

What actually matters when choosing clinic software as a solo practitioner — real 2026 pricing, setup time, and features you can safely skip.

Clinic Management Software: The Complete Guide for Indian Clinics (2026)

For Doctors & Clinics

6 min

Clinic Management Software: The Complete Guide for Indian Clinics (2026)

What clinic management software actually includes, real 2026 pricing from Practo, Eka Care, HealthPlix and others, and the questions worth asking before you buy.

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