This article was machine-translated from French and is being reviewed. Prices are in Algerian dinars excl. VAT.
The choice between Santymed Clinic, CDM, Office, LIS, RIS and Fertility depends on the type of establishment: Clinic for a clinic, CDM for a diagnostic centre, Office for a practice, LIS for a laboratory, RIS for an imaging centre, Fertility for IVF. The deciding criterion is what you manage daily: beds and operating rooms, or consultations and tests. This article helps you decide before requesting a quote.
In short
- There is one software per type of establishment. Start from your activity, not the number of workstations.
- A clinic that has a laboratory and an imaging service finds those functions in Clinic. LIS and RIS target structures whose activity is that.
- Billing depends on workstations and modules: list your services before any quote.
Santymed Clinic, CDM, Office, LIS, RIS: a table per establishment
| Establishment | Software | Choose it if… | Published functions |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medical clinic | Santymed Clinic | you hospitalize, have an operating room and bill multiple payers | patient journey, real‑time beds, OR, multi‑service stock |
| diagnostic centre | Santymed CDM | you hold multidisciplinary consultations and exams | hospitalization for tests, treatment sheet, doctors’ fees, PACS |
| medical office | Santymed Office | you practice in a clinic, in one of the mentioned specialties | 100 % digital file, waiting room, online appointments, prescriptions, SMS reminders |
| analysis laboratory | Santymed LIS | you process samples and connect to analyzers | barcodes, HL7 interface, online results, electronic signature |
| imaging centre | Santymed RIS | you manage exams by modality (MRI, CT, X‑ray) | work list, reports with templates, PACS, teleradiology |
| assisted reproduction centre | Santymed Fertility | you follow couples in an ART journey | couple file, cycles, punctures, embryo culture, cryopreservation |
The vendor lists more than twelve specialties for Office: general medicine, pediatrics, cardiology, ophthalmology, radiology, among others. The HL7 interface of LIS is announced with “the main PLCs”: the vendor does not publish the list of compatible models, request it in writing for your own PLCs.
the criterion that distinguishes Clinic from CDM
The two software cover consultations, laboratory, imaging, payer billing and fees. The difference lies in hospitalization. Clinic manages services and beds in real time, discharge and operating room. CDM cites a hospitalization for exams, without operating room in the published list.
Ask yourself three questions:
- Do you keep patients overnight, with beds to monitor? If yes, Clinic.
- Do you perform surgical interventions? If yes, Clinic.
- Is your activity made up of exams and consultations from several specialties? CDM is designed for that.
For LIS, CDM and RIS, the vendor also prices according to equipment to interface. Note now your PLCs and imaging devices, with brand and model.
What can be combined:
A clinic with laboratory and imaging does not necessarily need LIS and RIS: Clinic includes a laboratory with PLC interface, imaging and PACS/DICOM. The question is whether your laboratory or imaging service wants only the functions announced for LIS or RIS, such as online validation with electronic signature, teleradiology or radiologist statistics. Then confirm with the vendor the exact scope of Clinic’s laboratory and imaging modules relative to LIS and RIS.
Combining two software from the range in the same facility, e.g., Clinic and Fertility, raises another question: is the patient file shared? The vendor does not specify this on the pages we read.
Adding workstations is done later: the vendor allows purchasing additional licenses afterwards. The conditions for moving from one version to another are not published.
Prepare your quote request
Whatever the target software, a usable quote relies on the same information. Gather before the first contact:
- the number of workstations per service (reception, doctors, cashier, laboratory, imaging, stock);
- the hospitalization services and the number of beds, if any;
- the list of PLCs and imaging devices, with brand and model;
- the payers you bill (insurances, agreements);
- the legacy software used, if any: see the migration to Santymed.
These items also help size the server and network: see install Santymed.
Frequently asked questions
Can a medical office use Santymed Clinic?
Clinic targets medical clinics. For an office, the vendor offers Office. If your office becomes a multidisciplinary center, CDM is the intended version.
Do I need LIS or RIS if my clinic already has a laboratory?
Not necessarily: Clinic integrates a laboratory and imaging. Compare your needs to the specific functions of LIS and RIS mentioned above, then have the scope confirmed by the vendor.
Can we start with few modules?
The vendor bills according to activated modules and number of workstations, and allows adding licenses later. Adding modules after installation is not detailed in what we read: ask for it in the quote.
To compare these criteria with your facility, visit the page clinic management software. AsloTech is a deployment partner for Santymed and provides full deployment. Before deciding, you can request the free 7‑day trial announced by the vendor (how to prepare it); trial versions are not published. Then consult the Santymed pricing.