Practice Management · 6 min read

Hospital Software Go-Live Checklist

Settle five things before the first admission.

Projects fail on the first morning, not at the demo.

5 steps
before the first admission.
3 shifts
to train, not one.
1 helper
per shift in week one.
Chat on WhatsAppRead the one-minute version ↓
By Antony Dick, Founder & CEO · 4 November 2026

In one minute

Describe the building
Wards, rooms, bed categories and sanctioned beds.
Enter the rate cards
So the first bill is not from memory.
Train in every shift
Night staff are not left on paper.

Go-live fails on the first morning when a rate card is empty or a nurse has no login. Settle these five in order.

Set up the building →Train by shift →Plan the first week →

This is our recommended order. Your size decides the timing.

1. Describe the building

List every one
  • Wards
  • Rooms
  • Beds
  • Bed categories
  • Sanctioned bed count

2. Enter the rate cards and set roles

A hospital without rate cards on day one bills from memory.

Roles to decide
  • Doctor
  • Nurse
  • Billing clerk
  • Pharmacist
  • Lab technician

3. Decide what happens to existing data

Not everything needs to move. Choose what you need on day one.

Usually needed
  • Patient demographics
  • Active admissions
  • Open balances

4. Train by shift and keep paper for a named period

  1. 1
    Morning
    Train the three tasks each person does most.
  2. 2
    Afternoon
    Same session, same tasks.
  3. 3
    Night
    The shift that is most often missed.
Give paper an end date
A named end date stops the parallel register from becoming permanent.

5. Plan the first week

  • One helper per shiftSomeone who can answer "how do I do this?" on the floor.
  • Check the bed board every morningFix differences at once.
  • Review every dischargeA signed summary and a settled bill.
  • Use the audit trailSee who changed what when something looks wrong.
  • Review at the end of the weekWrite down what to fix.

Questions people ask

Plan your go-live with us

Send your bed count and the date you would like to start admitting, and we will tell you what needs settling first.

Chat on WhatsApp
See CuraVerto pricing →

Prefer a call?

Leave your number and we will call you.

We use your name, clinic and number only to contact you about CuraVerto. If you say how you heard of us, we keep that with your request. See our privacy policy.