Hospital Management System Nepal — Features, Price & Implementation
Complete guide to hospital management systems in Nepal: key features, pricing from NPR 2,00,000, IRD compliance, eSewa integration, and implementation timeline.
What is a Hospital Management System?
A Hospital Management System (HMS) is software that manages all hospital operations: patient registration, OPD/IPD management, billing, pharmacy inventory, lab results, staff payroll, and financial reporting — in a single integrated platform. For Nepal hospitals, this means compliance with IRD billing requirements and NRB foreign exchange reporting.
Core Modules for Nepal Hospitals
Patient Management (OPD & IPD)
- Patient registration with NRN/passport number
- OPD queue management and doctor scheduling
- IPD bed allocation and transfer management
- Discharge process and summary generation
Billing & Payment
- IRD VAT-compliant invoices with hospital PAN
- eSewa and Khalti payment integration for cashless billing
- Insurance claim documentation and tracking
- Advance payment and refund management
Pharmacy Management
- Prescription auto-deduction from pharmacy stock
- Drug expiry alerts (60-day warning)
- Reorder point management and purchase orders
- Controlled substance register (DAD requirement)
Laboratory Information System
- Test order entry from doctor workstation
- Result entry by lab technician
- Automatic patient notification on result ready
- Critical value flagging and doctor alert
Nepal-Specific HMS Requirements
- Bikram Sambat (BS) dates on all certificates and reports
- IRD VAT invoice generation with hospital PAN number
- NRB foreign exchange reporting for international patients
- eSewa and Khalti cashless payment at billing counter
- Nepali language interface option for staff
- DAD controlled substance register format
Hospital Management System Pricing in Nepal
| Hospital Size | Beds | HMS Cost (NPR) |
|---|---|---|
| Small clinic/polyclinic | 0–20 | 1,00,000–2,50,000 |
| Community hospital | 20–50 | 2,00,000–4,00,000 |
| District hospital | 50–150 | 3,50,000–6,00,000 |
| Teaching hospital | 150+ | 5,00,000–12,00,000 |
HMS Implementation Timeline
- Requirements gathering: 2–3 weeks (visiting hospital, mapping workflows)
- Development: 8–16 weeks depending on size
- Testing and QA: 2–3 weeks (with hospital staff)
- Data migration: 1–2 weeks (patient records, drug database)
- Staff training: 3–5 days (doctors, nurses, billing, pharmacy)
- Go-live and support: 4 weeks of intensive support post-launch
Neuro AI Nepal has implemented hospital management systems across 6 Nepal hospitals. See our hospital ERP solution or book a free consultation.