For care and welfare organizations of 10 FTE or more: demonstrate that your services meet the highest quality standards with the HKZ Care and Welfare certification.
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HKZ certification
Make good care demonstrable with a HKZ certification
Due to cutbacks, administrative burdens, transitions and changing regulations, the healthcare sector is constantly changing. In this dynamic landscape, an HKZ certification shows that you put the quality of your services on the first place.
Practical HKZ certification tailored to your organization
HKZ (Harmonization Quality Assessment in the Health Sector) offers the necessary structure to continue focusing on quality within your organization in times of change. DEKRA has an agreement with the Dutch standardization institute NEN for HKZ, and is recognized by the Accreditation Council for certification against HKZ standards. We work with you to examine which HKZ standards are applicable to your organization and whether the processes are designed adequately to meet them. Our assessment is efficient and practice-oriented: involving both managers and employees in the audit lets us clearly map out what does and does not work, and where adjustments would be desirable.
For smaller healthcare and welfare organizations of up to 10 FTE: discover how HKZ helps you demonstrate quality with the HKZ Small Organizations certification.
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The most important information per HKZ certification
| HKZ Healthcare and Welfare | HKZ Small Organizations | HKZ Industry specific | |
| Accreditation body | Raad van Accreditatie (RvA) Dutch Accreditation Council | Raad van Accreditatie (RvA) Dutch Accreditation Council | Raad van Accreditatie (RvA) Dutch Accreditation Council |
| Orientation | Sector-specific schemes in Healthcare and Welfare | Dutch, specifically for practices and organizations up to 10 FTEs | Dutch |
| For which sectors? | Healthcare and Welfare | Healthcare and Welfare | Sector-specific schemes in Healthcare and Welfare |
| Certificate validity | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years |
| Audit frequency | Annually or semi-annually | Annually | Annually or semi-annually |
| Auditors | Subject matter expert in the related industries | Subject matter expert in the relevant industry | Subject matter expert in the relevant industry |
| Details | Primary requirements from the governance code. Safety culture is a common thread throughout the standard. | Primarily suitable for start-up or small organizations or practices | Generic standard that includes all basic requirements of a quality management system. |
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