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The ISO standards can help healthcare organisations enhance patient safety and improve other essential operational aspects.
The suite of ISO standards especially relevant for healthcare organisations range from quality (ISO 9001), environmental (ISO 14001) and energy management (ISO 50001) to information security (ISO/IEC 27001).
A structured management system compliant with any of the ISO standards helps any healthcare organisation take a structured approach to manage operational risks and continually improve. Certification by an independent third-party provides assurance of your performance and proof of compliance with internationally recognized best-practice standards.
Certification of your management system demonstrates your organisation’s ability to meet the requirements of your chosen standard. It will help you:
In order to put a certified quality management system in place you need to know the requirements of the chosen standard and set clear targets for implementation and assessment of the management system. Certification and continuous improvement of your management system is a journey. We perform yearly audits and re-certification every third year.
These are important steps to get started:
DNV offers accredited certification, tailored to the healthcare context for all management system standards. Those particularly relevant for hospitals and other healthcare organisations are:
A leading management system certification body globally, DNV has auditors with extensive experience from the healthcare and other industry sectors. We can support you with: