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Hospitals & Health Care services
are important elements of any
well-ordered and humane society,
and will indisputably would play
key role in nurturing of
society. That hospital should be
places of safety, not only for
patients but also for the staff
and for the general public, is
of the greatest importance.
Quality of hospitals and
healthcare services is also of
great interest to many other
bodies, including governments,
NGOs targeting healthcare and
social welfare, associations of
doctors and patents, medical
insurance companies,
shareholders of companies
providing healthcare services,
etc.
How quality is maintained and
improved in hospitals and
healthcare services is an
intensely discussed topic.
Hospital surveying and
accreditation is one recognized
means by which this can be
achieved.
Fundamentally healthcare and
hospital accreditation is about
improving how care is delivered
to patients and the quality of
the care they receive.
Services for the
Healthcare Industries
In today's marketplace of
changing technology and
stringent regulatory
requirements, time to market and
product quality are essential in
developing a competitive
advantage.
At Nucleus
Consultants, our fluency
in the
industry helps you gain the
competitive edge you need. Our
industry experts, supported by
qualified
personnel, reducing your
time to market.
Our quality systems
consultancy
services guide your team through
the ISO 13485,
NABH, ISO 9000, ISO 14001,
and
OHSAS 18001 certification process,
providing your company a
competitive advantage through
improved processes, continuous
improvement, and market
recognition.
Nucleus
Consultants
Healthcare Industry
services include:
-
ISO
13485
Consulting,
Implementation and Training
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NABH
Consulting,
Implementation and Training
-
ISO 9000
and
ISO 14000
Consulting,
Implementation and Training
-
OHSAS
18001
Consulting,
Implementation and Training
- Other
ISO
Management System
Consulting, Implementation and
Training
-
Clinical
Evaluation Documentation,
Implementation and training
-
Medical
Devices Regulatory Approvals Documentation,
Implementation and training
For more information regarding
our full suite of services for
the
Healthcare
Industry,
contact
us.
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Services for the
Healthcare Industry
What can a Management System
(i.e. ISO
13485, NABH, ISO 9001,
OHSAS 18001, ISO
14001) bring to your
organization? First, a quality
management system has the
potential to make your
organization more cost effective
and efficient, providing your
customers consistent quality
products. Second, it will arm
you with a powerful competitive
tool to help your business grow
and prosper. Quite simply,
compliance with management
system standards sends a very
strong message to your
customers: Your company takes
quality seriously.
Nucleus
Consultants is a leading
management systems
consultants,
providing
services on
ISO 22000,
ISO 9001,
OHSAS 18001 and 14001 environmental
management systems
Implementation, Training and
Auditing. With
qualified
auditing staff, we service
various
customers in multiple
industries, including
Healthcare
Industries.
About
ISO 9001
Originally published in 1987 by
the International Organization
for Standardization, ISO 9001 is
a generic quality systems
standard that specifies, in very
broad terms, the necessary
components of a quality
management system. Rather than
being specific to any one
industry, ISO 9000 details the
basic requirements of the
quality function for all
industries. ISO 9001 gives you
the tools to grow a better
business through continuous
improvement and refined
processes. The latest version of
ISO 9001 is ISO 9001:2008. Today
more than 500,000 businesses
have achieved ISO 9001
certification throughout the
world, making it by far the most
recognized symbol for quality in
the global marketplace.
(See
more about ISO 9001..)
About
ISO 13485
ISO 13485 is the most accepted
standard world-wide for
manufacturers of medical devices
(e.g. in the US, Japan, Canada,
EU). This standard includes
requirements specific to this
business sector and defines
terms such as medical device,
active medical device, active
implanted medical device,
sterile medical device, and many
more. ISO 13485 supports the
reduction of unexpected risks
for companies who construct,
manufacture or use medical
products and services, both
during fabrication as well as
for later use. It aims to
increase reputation in the eyes
of customers and authorities. It
will be an independent standard
which can be used without
consideration of ISO 9001,
provided a company works only
within the medical industry.
(See more
about ISO 13485..)
About
NABH
National Accreditation Board for
Hospitals and Health Care
Providers (NABH) is a
constituent Board of QCI, set up
with co-operation of the
Ministry of Health & Family
Welfare, Government of India and
the Indian Health Industry.
This Board caters to the needs
of the consumers (patients) and
sets standards for progress of
the health industry. This Board
while being supported by the
stakeholders including industry,
consumers, Government, has full
functional autonomy in its
operations.
The NABH accreditation standards
are broken into two groups;
those related to patient care,
e.g., assessment, medication
management, education, etc. and
those related to organizational
structures, e.g., leadership,
facility management, information
management, human resources,
etc.
(See more
about NABH..)
About
OHSAS 18001
The (OHSAS) specification gives
clearer direction to an
occupational health and safety
management system. OHSAS 18001
is an audit/certification
specification, not a legislative
requirement or a guide to
implementation. It should be
noted that OHSAS 18001 does not
state specific performance
criteria, or give detailed
specifications for the design of
a management system. Instead,
the system is geared towards
reducing and preventing
accidents and accident-related
loss of lives, resources, and
time.
OHSAS 18001 has been developed
to be compatible with the ISO
9001 (Quality) and ISO 14001
(Environmental) management
systems standards. It is its
hope that any organization that
implements OHSAS 18001 can
easily integrate it with other
quality, environmental or
occupational health and safety
management systems. The OHSAS
18001 Specification follows the
Plan-Do-Check-Review cycle, with
a concurrent emphasis on
continual improvement. This
model aligns well with the
structure of other management
system documents such as ISO
14001, thus aiding the progress
of integrated management
systems.
The elements of OHSAS 18001
includes Policy and commitment,
Hazard identification, risk
assessment & risk controls,
Legal requirements, Objectives
and Programs, Organization and
personnel, Training,
Communication and Consultation,
Documentation and records,
Operational Controls, Emergency
Readiness, Measurement and
monitoring, Accident and
incident investigation,
corrective and preventive
action, Audit and Review, and
Application and Relevance in the
Industry.
(See more
about OHSAS 18001..)
About
ISO 14001
Protection of the environment is
one of society's key goals. A
significant increase in
environmental awareness and
stricter environmental
regulations has led many
organizations to integrate
environmental protection into
their corporate management
systems structure.
Leading corporations have been
utilizing environmental
management systems (EMS) for
years to help them reach defined
environmental objectives. Now, a
streamlined environmental
management tool is available to
all corporations in the form of
ISO 14001, an internationally
recognized environmental
management system conformance
standard. Very similar in
structure to the ISO 9001
quality management system
standard, ISO 14001 outlines key
requirements to which companies
should comply in order to
operate in an environmentally
responsible manner.
The ISO 14000 elements provide
diverse organizations a
framework for managing and
continually improving their
environmental programs. Many
companies already monitor air
and water permits, or toxic use
reduction programs. Utilizing
ISO 14001, companies can now
merge environmental programs
into one coherent system to
efficiently manage all
environmental activities.
In short, ISO 14001 can provide
your company a competitive
advantage, by demonstrating to
your customers that your
environmental processes and
impact is effectively managed,
continually improving, and part
of the corporate management
system. (See
more about ISO14001...)
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