FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Answers for clinics and medical practices: online appointments, the clinic calendar, the patient file and electronic chart, consultations, prescriptions as documents, odontogram, treatment plans, a manual recall list and pricing, within the 4b2b ecosystem.
Appointments & clinic calendar
How long does it take to start online appointments with 4clinics?
A small clinic can start in a few days: create your account, add doctors and services, set the schedule and switch on online appointments. Multi-location, multi-specialty clinics take one to two weeks, depending on the volume of data.
Can patients book online by themselves?
Yes. The patient picks a doctor, a service and a free slot, then confirms the appointment online, without a phone call. The front desk sees the whole clinic calendar in one place.
Can I manage several doctors and locations?
Yes. The platform supports separate calendars per doctor, specialty and location, each with its own availability rules. It fits both a single practice and a network with several sites.
How do I manage no-shows?
The platform does not send automatic reminders. The front desk keeps track of the calendar, and the patient recall list, maintained manually from the platform, helps you get back in touch in time.
Does the platform work well on mobile?
Yes. The patient booking page and the front-desk and doctor panels are natively responsive and fast on mobile — where most online bookings happen.
Patient records, electronic charts & prescriptions
What does a patient record (electronic chart) contain?
A patient record gathers contact details, visit history, diagnoses, the odontogram, treatment plans, prescriptions and attached documents in one place. The chart opens straight from the clinic calendar.
Can I issue prescriptions from the platform?
Yes, as a document in the patient record: the prescription is filled in from the medical history, printed or attached to the visit, and the full history stays on the patient. 4clinics does not connect to any national health system, so a prescription is never transmitted to a state registry — it is not an e-prescription in the regulatory sense.
How do you protect patients’ medical data (GDPR)?
Health data is a special category of personal data, subject to strict processing rules. The clinic remains the controller of its patients’ data; for questions about security measures and processing, write to us on /contact.
What rights do patients have over their data?
Patients’ rights under GDPR (access, rectification, erasure) are exercised through the clinic, which is the data controller. Keeping medical records follows the clinic’s legal archiving obligations.
Does the data stay with the clinic?
Yes. Patient data belongs to the clinic, which remains its controller. For details on how the data is processed, write to us on /contact.
Pricing & the 4b2b ecosystem
Can I invoice consultations from the platform?
4clinics does not issue invoices, handle health-insurance billing or process payments. For invoicing there is 4invoices, a separate product in the 4b2b ecosystem, with no integration with 4clinics.
Does the platform send notifications to patients?
No. 4clinics does not send SMS, WhatsApp or email messages to patients. For notifications there is 4notify, a separate product in the 4b2b ecosystem, with no integration with 4clinics.
How much does 4clinics cost?
Pricing depends on the plan and the size of the clinic (number of doctors and locations). See the full grid on the pricing page; all plans include online appointments, patient records and baseline optimizations, with no fee per consultation.
Are hosting, certificates and backups included?
For details on hosting, security certificates and backups, write to us on /contact.
Onboarding, support & subscriptions
How do I get started with 4clinics?
You create an account, add doctors, services and the schedule, then switch on online appointments. More about the process on /about-us.
Can I run the clinic myself, without technical skills?
Yes. Everything is managed from a simple panel: you add doctors, services and time slots without code. The front desk learns it quickly, and changes apply immediately.
Do you offer support after launch?
Yes, for setup and technical questions you can write to the team on /contact.
Is there a partner programme?
Yes. Partners who recommend 4clinics to clinics and practices can join the partner programme, with recurring commissions and terms. Details on /partners.
Detailed questions, answered at length
Each question below has its own page, with figures, examples and concrete steps.