Articles on Clinics.
Everything we've written about Clinics — practical notes for Indian clinics from the team building Qlinikit.
Biomedical waste: what a two-doctor clinic actually has to do
Colour-coded bins are the visible part. Authorisation from your state pollution board and a CBWTF contract are what an inspector asks for first.
- 4 min readCompliance
PC-PNDT: what owning an ultrasound machine commits you to
Registration is per site, not per doctor. Form F is per scan. The paperwork is the compliance — and it is where clinics lose cases they should win.
- 5 min readCompliance
What an Indian clinic may and may not advertise
Most clinic marketing advice online cites the NMC's 2023 conduct code. That code was put in abeyance in 2023 — the 2002 regulations still govern.
- 5 min readCompliance
The licences a new clinic in India actually needs
Registration, biomedical waste, dispensing, radiation, ultrasound. Which of them apply to you depends on your state and your equipment, not your specialty.
- 5 min readCompliance
How long must an Indian clinic keep medical records?
Three years is the number everyone quotes. It comes from a 2002 regulation, it covers only indoor patients, and it is the wrong number to plan around.
- 4 min readGST
GST for clinics and doctors: what is exempt, and what is not
Consultation is exempt. That does not mean you never register — the moment one taxable rupee appears, your exempt income counts toward the threshold.
- 4 min readCompliance
The National Medical Register: what it asks of a practising doctor
Every doctor on the Indian Medical Register must register again. The portal opened in August 2024, and verification runs through your state council.
- 3 min readABDM
ABDM in 2026: what a small clinic actually has to do
M1, M2, M3, HFR, HPR — the acronyms hide a short list of real tasks. Most of them belong to your software vendor, not to you.
- 5 min readOperations
Cold chain in a clinic that is not a vaccination centre
A domestic fridge, no thermometer and no written policy for a power cut is the common setup. Here is what breaks, and what it quietly costs.
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