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PHC HMIS requirements, explained for hospitals

Practical guides for hospital owners, medical directors, IT and quality teams in Pakistan: what the Punjab Healthcare Commission’s HMIS standard asks of each department, how to prepare, and what to look for in hospital software.

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SoftHMIS Hospital Executive dashboard showing bed occupancy, average length of stay, inpatient mortality, lab turnaround, collection rate and revenue KPI cards against targets, a patient-flow line chart and a needs-attention list.
PHC Compliance9 min read

PHC HMIS Requirements Explained: What Punjab Hospitals Must Implement and When

The Punjab Healthcare Commission (PHC) has finalised a set of minimum Hospital Management Information System (HMIS) requirements for mandatory implementation in Punjab hospitals. The standard covers 16 modules — from OPD and emergency to ICU, pharmacy, quality improvement and a hospital dashboard — and each requirement is tagged Phase 1, 2 or 3, with Phase 1 due within 6–8 months of notification. Hospitals should map their current software against the module list now, because the first phase includes OPD, emergency, laboratory, radiology and pharmacy.

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PHC Compliance

What the Punjab Healthcare Commission HMIS standard requires, module by module.

SoftHMIS Hospital Executive dashboard showing bed occupancy, average length of stay, inpatient mortality, lab turnaround, collection rate and revenue KPI cards against targets, a patient-flow line chart and a needs-attention list.
PHC Compliance9 min read

PHC HMIS Requirements Explained: What Punjab Hospitals Must Implement and When

The Punjab Healthcare Commission (PHC) has finalised a set of minimum Hospital Management Information System (HMIS) requirements for mandatory implementation in Punjab hospitals. The standard covers 16 modules — from OPD and emergency to ICU, pharmacy, quality improvement and a hospital dashboard — and each requirement is tagged Phase 1, 2 or 3, with Phase 1 due within 6–8 months of notification. Hospitals should map their current software against the module list now, because the first phase includes OPD, emergency, laboratory, radiology and pharmacy.

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SoftHMIS Hospital Executive dashboard showing bed occupancy, average length of stay, inpatient mortality, lab turnaround, collection rate and revenue KPI cards against targets, a patient-flow line chart and a needs-attention list.
PHC Compliance7 min read

PHC HMIS dashboard: the indicators and patient-safety data Punjab hospitals must report

The HMIS Dashboard module of the Punjab Healthcare Commission (PHC) HMIS standard lists the indicators a hospital information system must put in front of management: bed occupancy and length of stay, admissions and discharges, department-wise mortality and readmission, hospital-acquired infections, emergency wait times, staffing ratios, equipment utilisation, revenue and cost, patient complaints and a compliance view for PHC standards. It defines an administrator dashboard plus departmental boards for OPD, ER, IPD, OT, lab and imaging, pharmacy, ICU, infection control and waste, HRM, equipment, inventory and CSSD, and closes with a KPIs dashboard of clinical, surgical, operational, staff, financial and patient-experience indicators.

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HMIS Buying Guide

Checklists and questions for owners and IT managers choosing hospital software.

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HMIS Buying Guide9 min read

HMIS Readiness Checklist: A Buyer’s Guide to PHC Compliance for Pakistani Hospitals

To be ready for the Punjab Healthcare Commission’s HMIS requirements, a hospital needs software that keeps one patient record across every department, covers all 16 PHC modules on a phased basis, produces the department dashboards and KPIs PHC names, and gives inspectors registers, consents and audit trails on demand. Use this checklist to score your current system or a prospective vendor against the standard before you commit.

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Hospital Operations

Pharmacy, stores, sterilisation, equipment and the business side of the hospital.

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Hospital Operations6 min read

CSSD software requirements under the PHC HMIS standard: instrument tracking from OT to sterile store

The CSSD module of the PHC HMIS standard requires a hospital information system to track every instrument and tray through the dirty, clean, sterile and storage zones, log each sterilisation cycle with its parameters and outcome, identify items by barcode or QR code, manage expiry and reprocessing, and record the hand-over between the operation theatre and the CSSD. It also covers staff scheduling, consumables, integration with inventory and maintenance, and a CSSD dashboard with cycle, turnaround and quality indicators.

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