Get ISO Certification for Healthcare Industry

The most commonly required ISO Certification healthcare industry that are applicable for all kinds of healthcare sector are as listed below:

• ISO 9001 Standard: Quality Management System.
• ISO 14001 Standard: Environmental Management System.
• ISO 45001 Standard: Occupational Health and Safety Management System.
• ISO 50001 Standard: Energy Management System.
• ISO 27001 Standard:  Information Security Management System
• GDPR Standard: General Data Protection Regulation
• ISO 13485 Standard: Quality Management Systems for Medical Devices
• ISO 27701 Standard: Privacy Information Management System
• SOC Standard: System and Organisation Controls

Achieving ISO Certification is no big deal in today’s upgraded systems. The basic steps to become ISO Certificate for healthcare industries are as follows:

• Firstly, you need to prepare all the relevant information about your company in a systematized way (It is always best and safe to hire a legal consultant.)
• Secondly, you need to document all the relevant information about your business.
• Thirdly, you have to implement all the documented information in your organization.
•  Fourthly, get ready for the internal audits which are performed first during the certification process and then periodically after.
•   Lastly, if the certifying body approves your management system then you will be awarded the required ISO standard.

An ISO Certificate is valid for 3 years. And during this time period of 3 years, a surveillance audit is conducted on an annual basis to ensure that ISO quality standards are being maintained by the organization.

• Firstly, select the type of ISO certification you want for your healthcare industries.
• Secondly, selecting a recognized and credible ISO certification body (ISO Registrar)
• Thirdly, make an application in the prescribed form which should include liability issues, confidentiality, and access rights.
• Fourthly, the ISO certification body will review all the documents related to various policies and procedures being followed in the organization. If there are any existing gaps, the applicant has to prepare an action plan to eliminate these gaps.
• Then, the ISO registrar will conduct a physical onsite inspection to audit the changes made in the organization.
• As soon as the certifying body approves your management system, you will be awarded the required ISO standard. 

Basically, when you approach a certifying body for ISO Certification and they approve your management systems and all your processes, they will then quote an amount for the certificate. Moreover, the cost for achieving ISO certification depends mostly on your organization, such as the no. of employees in your organization, No. of branches your organization has, and many more.