Prassant KumarHealthcare technology · India
Consulting

Consulting and advisory

Independent work for hospital groups, healthtech companies and investors who need an operator’s read rather than a slide pack.

I take on a small number of engagements at a time, because the value is in being genuinely present rather than fielding a team. Everything starts with a free scoping call: if the problem is not one I can move, I will say so and, where I can, point you to someone who can.

Work is delivered by me, in writing, with a decision at the end of it. No thirty-slide summaries of what your own team already told you.

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Formats

How the work is structured

Hospital digital strategy and HIS selection

An independent read on where a hospital group's technology actually stands, what to fix first, and which platform decision will still look sensible in five years.

  • A current-state audit across clinical, billing, pharmacy, lab and MIS
  • A prioritised roadmap tied to revenue leakage and clinical risk
  • Vendor-neutral evaluation criteria and an RFP your team can defend
  • Board-ready presentation of the case for investment

Typically a 4 to 6 week engagement

Applied AI for healthcare organisations

Cutting through the demo reel to the two or three AI use cases that will hold up in a live hospital — and the data plumbing they need underneath.

  • Use-case shortlisting against real clinical and operational workflows
  • Data readiness and interoperability assessment
  • Build-versus-buy and vendor diligence
  • Governance, consent and audit design for regulated environments

Sprint or retained advisory

Healthtech product and go-to-market advisory

For technology companies selling into hospitals: what the buyer actually evaluates, why pilots stall, and how to build a sales motion that survives procurement.

  • Positioning and pricing for hospital and diagnostic buyers
  • Pilot-to-rollout conversion design
  • Channel and partner strategy for India and emerging markets
  • Product roadmap review against clinical reality

Project or monthly retainer

Interoperability, ABDM and compliance readiness

Getting a hospital or a product ready for ABDM, NABH digital requirements and the data standards that come next, without stalling operations.

  • ABDM milestone gap analysis and sequencing
  • FHIR and HL7 mapping for existing systems
  • Security and privacy posture review
  • Audit documentation and evidence pack

4 to 8 weeks

Straight answers

Before you write in

Who is Prassant Kumar?
Prassant Kumar is a healthcare technology leader based in Mumbai, India. He is the founder of Caresoft Systems Private Limited, a bootstrapped hospital software company whose systems run in more than 1,000 hospitals across 12 or more countries. He works as a keynote speaker, consultant, mentor to healthtech founders and angel investor, and writes on Indian healthcare technology.
What does Prassant Kumar speak about?
His talks cover hospital digital transformation, applied artificial intelligence in clinical settings, health data interoperability and ABDM, healthcare access outside metro India, and building a software business without external funding. Sessions are written for the specific audience rather than delivered from a fixed deck.
How do I invite Prassant Kumar to speak at my event?
Send the event date, city, audience profile and session format through the contact form on this site. Speaking enquiries are answered within one working day, and a briefing call is scheduled before anything is confirmed.
What kind of consulting work does he take on?
Independent hospital digital strategy and HIS selection, applied AI readiness, healthtech product and go-to-market advisory, and interoperability or compliance readiness including ABDM. Engagements typically run four to eight weeks, or as a monthly retainer.
Does he invest in healthcare startups?
Yes. He writes early angel cheques into healthtech and adjacent B2B software, usually at pre-seed and seed stage, with a focus on India and emerging markets. He also takes advisory and board-observer roles where hospital-side credibility is the thing the company is missing.
Where is he based and does he travel?
He is based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, and travels for engagements across India, the Gulf, East and Southern Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States. Virtual sessions are available for events elsewhere.
Is there a fee for mentorship?
Paid founder mentorship runs on a six-month minimum. A small number of unpaid slots are reserved each quarter for pre-revenue founders working on healthcare access, rural care or public health, with priority to founders outside the metro cities.

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