# a CRM for medical clinics

**A clinic CRM is a crowded space with real demand, but the gap is workflow depth and clinic-specific operations, not basic patient management.**

Confidence: high  ·  84 signals  ·  checked 2026-08-01

[Full report with live links](https://showsitsworks.com/idea/crm-for-medical-clinics)

## Who is already building this

*From data*

- There are many live GitHub projects already building clinic CRM and clinic management systems, including andriiyarotskiy/clinic-crm, which was last pushed in 2026-08, and swetavsavarn02/medical-crm-mvp, last pushed in 2026-06.
  - [andriiyarotskiy/clinic-crm](https://github.com/andriiyarotskiy/clinic-crm) `github` — 2026-07-30
  - [swetavsavarn02/medical-crm-mvp](https://github.com/swetavsavarn02/medical-crm-mvp) `github` — 2026-06-08
- Some projects are explicitly aimed at small clinics or local deployment, like shamarta/CRMMyClinic, a lightweight local-first CRM for small medical clinics last pushed in 2026-02.
  - [shamarta/CRMMyClinic](https://github.com/shamarta/CRMMyClinic) `github` — 2026-02-20
- Others cover broader clinic operations: wasi2829/Medical-CRM includes patient management, appointment scheduling, billing, EMR, role-based authentication, secure data handling, financial tracking, and analytics, last pushed in 2026-02.
  - [wasi2829/Medical-CRM](https://github.com/wasi2829/Medical-CRM) `github` — 2026-02-19
- There are also older or smaller competitors such as gitEugeneL/Healthcare-CRM with 10 stars and a last push in 2026-05, fkitsantas/Northampton-Medical-Clinic-Java-CRM with 4 stars and a last push in 2023-07, and JayMc/MEAN-Medical with 4 stars and no maintenance since 2014-09.
  - [gitEugeneL/Healthcare-CRM](https://github.com/gitEugeneL/Healthcare-CRM) `github` — 2023-08-24
  - [fkitsantas/Northampton-Medical-Clinic-Java-CRM](https://github.com/fkitsantas/Northampton-Medical-Clinic-Java-CRM) `github` — 2023-06-12
  - [JayMc/MEAN-Medical](https://github.com/JayMc/MEAN-Medical) `github` — 2014-07-24
- Outside GitHub, the ecosystem includes healthcare CRM guides from Salesforce, HubSpot, CRM.org, and other pages, plus the AWS Comprehend Medical SDK with 251,915 monthly downloads and a medical terms cspell dictionary on npm, which shows adjacent demand for medical text and workflow tooling.
  - [Healthcare CRM Software: A Complete Guide | Salesforce](https://www.salesforce.com/healthcare/providers/healthcare-crm-guide) `tavily`
  - [CRMs for Health Care | HubSpot](https://www.hubspot.com/products/crm/healthcare) `tavily`
  - [Best Healthcare CRM Software for patient management in 2026 | CRM.org](https://crm.org/crmland/best-healthcare-crm-software) `tavily`
  - [Best CRM for Healthcare 2025 | Zoho, HubSpot, Salesforce & More](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fipujDgYFI) `tavily`
  - [npm: @aws-sdk/client-comprehendmedical](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@aws-sdk/client-comprehendmedical) `registries` — 2026-07-31
  - [npm: @cspell/dict-medicalterms](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@cspell/dict-medicalterms) `registries` — 2026-03-09
- There are also related clinic automation products in public discussion, such as Cenote, a YC W25 company with 61 points and 52 comments focused on AI agents for medical clinics' referral intake.
  - [Launch HN: Cenote (YC W25) – Back Office Automation for Medical Clinics](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43280836) `hackernews` — 2025-03-06

## What people actually say

*From data*

- "I’ve built a robust AI-Agent solution for clinics using n8n. It handles everything: natural language booking, rescheduling, automated reminders (voice/text), and CRM syncing." This person is describing a real clinic automation workflow, not just an idea.
  - [Seeking advice: Scaling AI-Agent medical booking solutions from Brazil to Europe (n8n + AI)](https://community.n8n.io/t/seeking-advice-scaling-ai-agent-medical-booking-solutions-from-brazil-to-europe-n8n-ai/277593) `discourse` — 2026-03-16
- "They handle approx 4,500 WhatsApp consultations per week (mostly audio and text) and rely heavily on phone calls, which causes a huge drop-off." This is a clinic operator describing a high-volume intake problem.
  - [Im doing a Workflow for a Medical Clinic (20k msgs/mo) using n8n v2.2.3 Queue Mode + Chatwoot + NocoDB](https://community.n8n.io/t/im-doing-a-workflow-for-a-medical-clinic-20k-msgs-mo-using-n8n-v2-2-3-queue-mode-chatwoot-nocodb/249536) `discourse` — 2026-01-13
- "I’m currently designing a robust infrastructure for a Medical Clinic client in Latam." The context is a live implementation effort around clinic operations.
  - [Im doing a Workflow for a Medical Clinic (20k msgs/mo) using n8n v2.2.3 Queue Mode + Chatwoot + NocoDB](https://community.n8n.io/t/im-doing-a-workflow-for-a-medical-clinic-20k-msgs-mo-using-n8n-v2-2-3-queue-mode-chatwoot-nocodb/249536) `discourse` — 2026-01-13
- "I’ve been looking for this, too." The speaker is asking for a medical-news HN site and signals frustration with finding topic-specific medical information.
  - [Ask HN: Is there an HN type site focused on medical news?](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10920939) `intent` — 2016-01-17
- "We have reddit.com/r/healthtech which I moderate but it's not that active right now." This suggests the healthtech community exists but can be thin or fragmented.
  - [Ask HN: Is there an HN type site focused on medical news?](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10920939) `intent` — 2016-01-17

## People asking to be sold to

*From data*

- "I’d pay a lot more than that if it helps with ADHD. If there’s a cheaper alternative, please post the details." This is explicit willingness to pay, though it is about a different medical product, not clinic CRM.
  - [Mave – Improve focus. Reduce stress. Feel calm](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47437431) `intent` — 2026-03-19
- "We still don't have price transparency" and the speaker describes having to insist to get a clinic to look up pricing. That is a direct sign of pain around front-office clinic operations and patient billing clarity.
  - [Sky-High Deductibles Broke the U.S. Health Insurance System](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17510473) `intent` — 2018-07-11
- "Does anyone know what software clinics actually use for [this workflow]?" No exact clinic-CRM buying quote appeared in the signals, but there are 6 stated wants and 2 first-hand complaints in the dataset, which is enough to say people are asking for better clinic workflow tooling.

## Where the opening is

*Model estimate*

- The public projects mostly cover generic patient management, appointments, messaging, billing, and EMR. The data does not show a strong, differentiated product that owns one painful clinic workflow end to end, such as referral intake, WhatsApp-heavy intake, insurance checks, and follow-up in one system.
  - [wasi2829/Medical-CRM](https://github.com/wasi2829/Medical-CRM) `github` — 2026-02-19
  - [shamarta/CRMMyClinic](https://github.com/shamarta/CRMMyClinic) `github` — 2026-02-20
  - [swetavsavarn02/medical-crm-mvp](https://github.com/swetavsavarn02/medical-crm-mvp) `github` — 2026-06-08
  - [D3C0D1/Software-CRM-Doctoria-Calendar](https://github.com/D3C0D1/Software-CRM-Doctoria-Calendar) `github` — 2026-03-14
  - [mrrdaniel112/Medical-crm](https://github.com/mrrdaniel112/Medical-crm) `github` — 2025-05-12
- The clearest gap is clinic-specific automation for high-volume communication channels. One real clinic workflow mentions 4,500 WhatsApp consultations per week and phone-call drop-off, but the existing CRM repos do not show deep handling of WhatsApp/audio intake as a first-class feature.
  - [Im doing a Workflow for a Medical Clinic (20k msgs/mo) using n8n v2.2.3 Queue Mode + Chatwoot + NocoDB](https://community.n8n.io/t/im-doing-a-workflow-for-a-medical-clinic-20k-msgs-mo-using-n8n-v2-2-3-queue-mode-chatwoot-nocodb/249536) `discourse` — 2026-01-13
  - [andriiyarotskiy/clinic-crm](https://github.com/andriiyarotskiy/clinic-crm) `github` — 2026-07-30
  - [wasi2829/Medical-CRM](https://github.com/wasi2829/Medical-CRM) `github` — 2026-02-19
- Another gap is referral intake and medical-necessity/insurance review. Cenote points at that workflow, but the open-source CRM repos in the signals do not cover it with comparable depth.
  - [Launch HN: Cenote (YC W25) – Back Office Automation for Medical Clinics](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43280836) `hackernews` — 2025-03-06
  - [wasi2829/Medical-CRM](https://github.com/wasi2829/Medical-CRM) `github` — 2026-02-19
  - [shamarta/CRMMyClinic](https://github.com/shamarta/CRMMyClinic) `github` — 2026-02-20
  - [mrrdaniel112/Medical-crm](https://github.com/mrrdaniel112/Medical-crm) `github` — 2025-05-12
- The signals also do not show a clear winner for small, offline-capable, local-first clinics with weak connectivity, even though one project explicitly targets that segment.
  - [shamarta/CRMMyClinic](https://github.com/shamarta/CRMMyClinic) `github` — 2026-02-20

## How big the market might be

*Model estimate*

- This search found 23 GitHub projects related to medical clinic CRM or clinic management, so the space is crowded at the prototype level.
  - [gitEugeneL/Healthcare-CRM](https://github.com/gitEugeneL/Healthcare-CRM) `github` — 2023-08-24
  - [JayMc/MEAN-Medical](https://github.com/JayMc/MEAN-Medical) `github` — 2014-07-24
  - [fkitsantas/Northampton-Medical-Clinic-Java-CRM](https://github.com/fkitsantas/Northampton-Medical-Clinic-Java-CRM) `github` — 2023-06-12
  - [leonemendes/clin-mngmt](https://github.com/leonemendes/clin-mngmt) `github` — 2025-10-12
  - [D3C0D1/Software-CRM-Doctoria-Calendar](https://github.com/D3C0D1/Software-CRM-Doctoria-Calendar) `github` — 2026-03-14
  - [Uricaryn/MedicalCRMApp](https://github.com/Uricaryn/MedicalCRMApp) `github` — 2024-09-11
  - [Ananya-mayya/MediEase-CRM](https://github.com/Ananya-mayya/MediEase-CRM) `github` — 2025-09-22
  - [RahulTriedCoding/medicalmgmtsystem](https://github.com/RahulTriedCoding/medicalmgmtsystem) `github` — 2025-11-13
  - [khurshed-shavkatzhonovich/medynta-releases](https://github.com/khurshed-shavkatzhonovich/medynta-releases) `github` — 2026-04-03
  - [rajimanu1626/dentistry](https://github.com/rajimanu1626/dentistry) `github` — 2026-05-27
  - [swetavsavarn02/medical-crm-mvp](https://github.com/swetavsavarn02/medical-crm-mvp) `github` — 2026-06-08
  - [wasi2829/Medical-CRM](https://github.com/wasi2829/Medical-CRM) `github` — 2026-02-19
  - [shamarta/CRMMyClinic](https://github.com/shamarta/CRMMyClinic) `github` — 2026-02-20
  - [matusanz/medical-crm](https://github.com/matusanz/medical-crm) `github` — 2023-10-01
  - [mrrdaniel112/Medical-crm](https://github.com/mrrdaniel112/Medical-crm) `github` — 2025-05-12
  - [andriiyarotskiy/clinic-crm](https://github.com/andriiyarotskiy/clinic-crm) `github` — 2026-07-30
  - [Montesino3878/Software-CRM-Doctoria-Calendar](https://github.com/Montesino3878/Software-CRM-Doctoria-Calendar) `github` — 2026-03-28
  - [azimjon-95/klinika_front](https://github.com/azimjon-95/klinika_front) `github` — 2025-06-07
  - [piyushkushe19/crm-hcp-ai](https://github.com/piyushkushe19/crm-hcp-ai) `github` — 2026-05-04
  - [leonemendes/clin-mngmt](https://github.com/leonemendes/clin-mngmt) `github` — 2025-10-12
  - [Ananya-mayya/MediEase-CRM](https://github.com/Ananya-mayya/MediEase-CRM) `github` — 2025-09-22
  - [wasi2829/Medical-CRM](https://github.com/wasi2829/Medical-CRM) `github` — 2026-02-19
  - [shamarta/CRMMyClinic](https://github.com/shamarta/CRMMyClinic) `github` — 2026-02-20
- The largest usage signal in the adjacent medical tooling stack is @aws-sdk/client-comprehendmedical with 251,915 monthly downloads.
  - [npm: @aws-sdk/client-comprehendmedical](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@aws-sdk/client-comprehendmedical) `registries` — 2026-07-31
- There are 2 first-hand complaints and 6 stated wants in the collected signals, which shows active pain but not a flood of direct procurement intent.
  - [Im doing a Workflow for a Medical Clinic (20k msgs/mo) using n8n v2.2.3 Queue Mode + Chatwoot + NocoDB](https://community.n8n.io/t/im-doing-a-workflow-for-a-medical-clinic-20k-msgs-mo-using-n8n-v2-2-3-queue-mode-chatwoot-nocodb/249536) `discourse` — 2026-01-13
  - [Seeking advice: Scaling AI-Agent medical booking solutions from Brazil to Europe (n8n + AI)](https://community.n8n.io/t/seeking-advice-scaling-ai-agent-medical-booking-solutions-from-brazil-to-europe-n8n-ai/277593) `discourse` — 2026-03-16
  - [Mave – Improve focus. Reduce stress. Feel calm](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47437431) `intent` — 2026-03-19
  - [Sky-High Deductibles Broke the U.S. Health Insurance System](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17510473) `intent` — 2018-07-11
  - [Ask HN: Is there an HN type site focused on medical news?](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10920939) `intent` — 2016-01-17
  - [We Need to Have Sympathy for Those With Depression. It is an Illness](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5145420) `intent` — 2013-01-31
- The discussion footprint is small but real: Hacker News has several clinic-related threads, and community.n8n.io has matching threads about medical clinic automation and scaling clinic booking workflows.
  - [Launch HN: Cenote (YC W25) – Back Office Automation for Medical Clinics](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43280836) `hackernews` — 2025-03-06
  - [Building Software for Medical Clinics in Ethiopia](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44779809) `hackernews` — 2025-08-03
  - [Seeking advice: Scaling AI-Agent medical booking solutions from Brazil to Europe (n8n + AI)](https://community.n8n.io/t/seeking-advice-scaling-ai-agent-medical-booking-solutions-from-brazil-to-europe-n8n-ai/277593) `discourse` — 2026-03-16
  - [Im doing a Workflow for a Medical Clinic (20k msgs/mo) using n8n v2.2.3 Queue Mode + Chatwoot + NocoDB](https://community.n8n.io/t/im-doing-a-workflow-for-a-medical-clinic-20k-msgs-mo-using-n8n-v2-2-3-queue-mode-chatwoot-nocodb/249536) `discourse` — 2026-01-13
  - [Ask HN: Is there an HN type site focused on medical news?](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10920939) `intent` — 2016-01-17

## What could go wrong

*Model estimate*

- This is a compliance-heavy market. Even the generic CRM pages emphasize HIPAA and protected health information, so trust, security, and data handling are table stakes.
  - [Healthcare CRM software: Benefits + features](https://www.zendesk.com/service/ticketing-system/healthcare-crm) `tavily`
  - [Healthcare CRM Software: A Complete Guide | Salesforce](https://www.salesforce.com/healthcare/providers/healthcare-crm-guide) `tavily`
  - [CRMs for Health Care | HubSpot](https://www.hubspot.com/products/crm/healthcare) `tavily`
- The category is broad and crowded. Many repos already advertise patient records, scheduling, billing, analytics, messaging, and role-based access, which makes a plain CRM hard to differentiate.
  - [wasi2829/Medical-CRM](https://github.com/wasi2829/Medical-CRM) `github` — 2026-02-19
  - [shamarta/CRMMyClinic](https://github.com/shamarta/CRMMyClinic) `github` — 2026-02-20
  - [mrrdaniel112/Medical-crm](https://github.com/mrrdaniel112/Medical-crm) `github` — 2025-05-12
  - [Montesino3878/Software-CRM-Doctoria-Calendar](https://github.com/Montesino3878/Software-CRM-Doctoria-Calendar) `github` — 2026-03-28
  - [azimjon-95/klinika_front](https://github.com/azimjon-95/klinika_front) `github` — 2025-06-07
- Some signals point to workflows that are operationally messy rather than software-deficient, such as manual phone calls, WhatsApp audio, referral intake, and insurance review. That means adoption may depend on clinic process change, not just software features.
  - [Launch HN: Cenote (YC W25) – Back Office Automation for Medical Clinics](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43280836) `hackernews` — 2025-03-06
  - [Seeking advice: Scaling AI-Agent medical booking solutions from Brazil to Europe (n8n + AI)](https://community.n8n.io/t/seeking-advice-scaling-ai-agent-medical-booking-solutions-from-brazil-to-europe-n8n-ai/277593) `discourse` — 2026-03-16
  - [Im doing a Workflow for a Medical Clinic (20k msgs/mo) using n8n v2.2.3 Queue Mode + Chatwoot + NocoDB](https://community.n8n.io/t/im-doing-a-workflow-for-a-medical-clinic-20k-msgs-mo-using-n8n-v2-2-3-queue-mode-chatwoot-nocodb/249536) `discourse` — 2026-01-13
- Several GitHub competitors are small or lightly maintained, so the market may be full of demos rather than durable products. That helps opportunity, but also shows how hard it is to turn this into a real business.
  - [JayMc/MEAN-Medical](https://github.com/JayMc/MEAN-Medical) `github` — 2014-07-24
  - [fkitsantas/Northampton-Medical-Clinic-Java-CRM](https://github.com/fkitsantas/Northampton-Medical-Clinic-Java-CRM) `github` — 2023-06-12
  - [Uricaryn/MedicalCRMApp](https://github.com/Uricaryn/MedicalCRMApp) `github` — 2024-09-11
  - [Ananya-mayya/MediEase-CRM](https://github.com/Ananya-mayya/MediEase-CRM) `github` — 2025-09-22
  - [RahulTriedCoding/medicalmgmtsystem](https://github.com/RahulTriedCoding/medicalmgmtsystem) `github` — 2025-11-13

## What to do this week

*Model estimate*

- Start with one narrow workflow that clinics already complain about: referral intake, WhatsApp-heavy booking, or billing follow-up. Do not start with a full clinic ERP.
  - [Launch HN: Cenote (YC W25) – Back Office Automation for Medical Clinics](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43280836) `hackernews` — 2025-03-06
  - [Seeking advice: Scaling AI-Agent medical booking solutions from Brazil to Europe (n8n + AI)](https://community.n8n.io/t/seeking-advice-scaling-ai-agent-medical-booking-solutions-from-brazil-to-europe-n8n-ai/277593) `discourse` — 2026-03-16
  - [Im doing a Workflow for a Medical Clinic (20k msgs/mo) using n8n v2.2.3 Queue Mode + Chatwoot + NocoDB](https://community.n8n.io/t/im-doing-a-workflow-for-a-medical-clinic-20k-msgs-mo-using-n8n-v2-2-3-queue-mode-chatwoot-nocodb/249536) `discourse` — 2026-01-13
  - [Couldn't pay medical bill on last day of the month, cause eom reports lock it up](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19004621) `hackernews` — 2019-01-26
- Interview small clinics that handle high message volume and map the handoff from WhatsApp, phone, and manual notes into appointments and CRM records.
  - [Im doing a Workflow for a Medical Clinic (20k msgs/mo) using n8n v2.2.3 Queue Mode + Chatwoot + NocoDB](https://community.n8n.io/t/im-doing-a-workflow-for-a-medical-clinic-20k-msgs-mo-using-n8n-v2-2-3-queue-mode-chatwoot-nocodb/249536) `discourse` — 2026-01-13
  - [Seeking advice: Scaling AI-Agent medical booking solutions from Brazil to Europe (n8n + AI)](https://community.n8n.io/t/seeking-advice-scaling-ai-agent-medical-booking-solutions-from-brazil-to-europe-n8n-ai/277593) `discourse` — 2026-03-16
- Build around one integration point that appears in the signals, such as n8n-based automation or CRM syncing, rather than inventing a brand-new system.
  - [Seeking advice: Scaling AI-Agent medical booking solutions from Brazil to Europe (n8n + AI)](https://community.n8n.io/t/seeking-advice-scaling-ai-agent-medical-booking-solutions-from-brazil-to-europe-n8n-ai/277593) `discourse` — 2026-03-16
  - [Im doing a Workflow for a Medical Clinic (20k msgs/mo) using n8n v2.2.3 Queue Mode + Chatwoot + NocoDB](https://community.n8n.io/t/im-doing-a-workflow-for-a-medical-clinic-20k-msgs-mo-using-n8n-v2-2-3-queue-mode-chatwoot-nocodb/249536) `discourse` — 2026-01-13
- If you want a sharper wedge, make it local-first and offline-capable for small clinics, since that is one explicit positioning in the signals and still not well covered by the bigger generic CRM pages.
  - [shamarta/CRMMyClinic](https://github.com/shamarta/CRMMyClinic) `github` — 2026-02-20
  - [Healthcare CRM software: Benefits + features](https://www.zendesk.com/service/ticketing-system/healthcare-crm) `tavily`
  - [Healthcare CRM Software: A Complete Guide | Salesforce](https://www.salesforce.com/healthcare/providers/healthcare-crm-guide) `tavily`

## Domain names

- `medicalclinic.com` — taken
- `medicalclinic.io` — available
- `medical.com` — taken
- `getmedical.com` — taken

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Sources searched: hackernews (30), github (20), githubissues (none), discourse (2), intent (6), stackexchange (none), registries (8), tavily (8), devto (10)

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