Certification in infection prevention helps organizations proactively manage and reduce risk associated with healthcare-acquired infections. DNV's certification in infection prevention requirements blend management science with medical science to create organizational vigilance against infection.
Benefits of the DNV certification in infection prevention
Many healthcare institutions need to demonstrate careful management of infection risks and reduce healthcare associated infections (HAI). To achieve this, organizations need to adopt a structured and robust approach to manage these challenges, measure their performance and manage change.
DNV developed the CIP requirements to provide a modern, comprehensive, and practical framework to help organizations improve their management of infection risk. The requirements are compatible with the World Health Organization (WHO), the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC), OSHA, CMS requirements relative to its scope of operations, and other national guidelines to allow better integration and ease of implementation.
In addition to using the CIP requirements as the basis for conducting assessment activities, the requirements can be used to facilitate management system design, hazard identification and risk assessment, gap analyses, as well as training.
How to achieve DNV certification in infection prevention
The steps to achieving certification in infection prevention closely mirror the steps to achieve hospital accreditation. A team of infection prevention surveyors will visit your hospital, with the exact number of auditors and length of audit determined by the scale of the hospital’s facilities, workforce and patient population. The DNV surveyors apply comprehensive standards, with each element representing known trigger points for infection risk.
You will know where your defenses are strong and where your vulnerabilities exist. Most importantly, you will pinpoint the gaps in your cross-function and inter-department workflows. That knowledge can immediately improve your processes and help save lives.
