Health insurance portability and accountability act of 1996 is united states legislation that provides data privacy and security provisions for safeguarding medical information. It was subsequently revised in 2009 as a hitech act & again in 2013 with omnibus rule. Hipaa&’s objective was to reform the healthcare industry by reducing costs, simplifying administrative processes and burdens, and improving the privacy and security of protected health information (phi). What are the benefits of hipaa compliance certification? privacy of health data security of health data notification of data breaches business opportunities through compliance control on copies of medical data increases personal privacy in healthcare information and decision-making has created a brand-new industry to support medical professionals prevents any form of discrimination in the medical sector assigns role-based security of phi requires the organization to have a data backup plan in place & share a copy on request protection against malicious software & reduces the risk of hacking phi physical security is a key area enforced for medical providers reduction in the number of medical record errors streamlining of processes through iterations and system audits

It specifies the methods that are reasonably acceptable globally for production of food products. The methods defined in global gap certification would enhance the creation of food in basically three important aspects economical, safe and qualitative (nutritious). the certification is fast becoming a compulsion as most of the retailers are demanding it as it showcases the practice of good agricultural methods in all sectors of food production. The certification defines a better relationship between producers and their consumers. What are the benefits of gap certification? reduction in risks of food hazards. Market access – enhanced market presence due to the certification. Complete control system. Better capacity management. Increase in exports. Informed workforce. Professional and tested methods of farming. Increase in crop quality. What are the requirements of gmp certification? facility reconstruction with the implementation of the global gap certification, the reconstruction of the overall facility of farming would be changed. Designated areas and required resource planning would be in practice and more insight on cost cutting could be achieved. Record keeping and traceability the certification emphasis on the traceability of the product from the stores to the farm unit. The recognition of the product at all stages of the production is concentrated in the certification process. The food safety demands the identification of the product and helps in rectification of non-conformities. Training the workforce needs education on the methods that are oriented towards hygiene, safety, restriction of pesticides as a part of good agricultural practices. We would train leaders who would impart the same in all operational levels.

The health information trust alliance (hitrust) has established a common security framework (csf) that can be used by all organizations that create, access, store, or exchange sensitive and/or regulated health related data. The csf includes a prescriptive set of controls that seek to harmonize the requirements of multiple regulations and standards. What are the benefits of hitrust certification? reduced time and resources dedicated for audits meet customer requirements through compliance better understanding of risks and growth opportunities of an organization enhanced security systems for better credibility and brand reputation simplified compliance process for better healthcare services who can get hitrust certification? hitrust is a common framework built through collaboration with healthcare, information security and business technology for any organization to create, access, store or exchange protected health information (phi) safely and securely.

Iso 13485 standard is a quality management system for the medical device industry where an organization needs to demonstrate its ability to manufacture, procure, store and well medical devices and related services that consistently meet customer and applicable regulatory requirements. Organizations can have multiple stages of lifecycle, including design and development, production, storage and distribution, installation, or servicing of a medical device and other associated activities (e.g. Technical support). In simple words, iso 13485 standard is a combination of iso 9001 requirements with an additional set of medical device requirements. Benefits of iso 13485 certification to your organization credibility – increase access to bigger market worldwide with the certification process approach – increase efficiency, cut costs and monitor supply chain effectiveness quality compliance – demonstrate that you produce safer and more effective medical devices customer satisfaction – meet regulatory requirements and customer expectations employee engagement – better people involvement to identify best solutions for improving processes business excellence – shorter lead times and better services through quality and process improvement initiatives benefits of iso 13485 certification to your customers? provides management with a defined & efficient management process responsibility across the organization to achieve the objective one of the criteria of a tender to qualify for some public sector work positive atmosphere & builds confidence in internal staff & customers identifies areas to improve & reduce iterations metrics to reduce resources (men, money, machine, material & method) provides continuous assessment and improvement marketing opportunities improved customer retention and acquisition globally recognized standard inviting for international opportunities

Iso 22301 is a standard that outlines a framework to control, maintain and deploy a successful business continuity program, which helps organizations to prepare, respond and recover from disruptive incidents/disasters. Disaster recovery is a part of this standard, with the only difference that each disaster recovery plan is relatively technical and will focus on the recovery of specific operations, functions, sites, services or applications. Benefits of iso 22301 certification to your customers continued services despite disasters/interruptions increased business resilience improves their ability to recover operations and demonstrate business continuity confidence in your business continuity arrangements meeting sla requirements they may have with their clients cost savings through deuced impact of incidents compliance with regulatory and statutory laws benefits of iso 22301 certification to your organization improved turn out time for service downtime preparedness to deal with disasters better ensuring continued services to your clients meeting sla requirements avoidance of penalties due to downtime better management of incidents/disasters better resource management reduced financial and operational impact of disasters on the business

Halal is derived from arabic which means ‘lawful’ or ‘permitted’, provides assurance to all muslim consumers that the food is processed according to islamic laws (sharia). The food products which are consumed by muslim communities in daily life are in compliance with the process and procedure as defined by islamic laws which are also nutritious and ensure quality. certpro would also offer guidelines to be followed by the manufacturer or processor of food which establishes the halal process. The certification, though applicable to meat industry, is also applicable to industries that process milk, canned foods and additives. There are few mandatory requirements in halal certification. The certification would help the muslim community to identify the acceptable food product and would also boost the business in few areas of nations where the community is in abundance. Certpro offers halal certification in india, south africa, oman, uae, dubai, saudi arabia, iraq, iran, nigeria and all other nations. What are the benefits of halal certification? lawful food according to islamic dietary guidelines integrity and ethical way of life by avoiding cruelty to animals, harm to the environment and unfair business practices providing quality system and good practices for creating a trusted reputation with their customers legal implications a platform to penetrate international markets boosts other supporting standards such as haccp and good manufacturing practice (gmp) who can get halal certification? food processing industry meat slaughtering houses restaurants and kitchens dairy industry

Iso 50001:2018 known as energy management system (enms) prescribes of having a systematic approach towards energy management which includes energy efficiency, energy security, energy usage and consumption. In this world, in order to sustain businesses for longer periods it is very essential to conserve and effectively use the resources (energy) available. The latest version, 2018, is modelled after iso 9001:2015 and iso 14001:2015, because of this the energy management system helps organizations improve its organizational efficiencies, energy performance and decrease environmental impacts. What are the benefits of iso 50001 certification? energy use: it provides a framework that establishes efficient use of the resources available to any organization and derive maximum output with minimized use of its resources. Fossil fuel dependency: with the improvement in renewable energy production, the dependency of the organization on fossil resources will decrease in the long term. Economic benefit: the latest trend of the fuel or resources sector is increase in costs, the organization which is committed towards benefiting from iso 50001:2018 would establish a framework to effectively use resources thus diminishing raising costs of fossil fuels. Educated workforce: due to the awareness programs during the implementation, the workforce is aware about the energy management. This also enhances their involvement in the implementation process. Corporate image: due to this certification, improved image of the organization can be enhanced in the eyes of interested parties, clients and stake holders. This could also boost the image in market thus leading to more business. Reduced carbon-footprint: with the implementation of this standard pollution and carbon impact on the environment can be decreased. This also improves the environment around the organization’s premises and helps in having a conducive environment to work in.

Kosher is word from hebrew which means ‘pure’ or ‘approval for consumption’ according to jewish dietary law (kashrus). Kosher is responsible for all ingredients, packaged foods, beverages and facilities where the food is being prepared or served. Kosher foods are divided into three categories: meat, dairy and pareve. Kosher certification mainly describes the methods and key elements to be followed during food preparation and serving, the law also notes the importance of food safety requirements. The presence of blood components have to be removed before serving the food and the word literally means “torn”. The importance of the kosher certification is seen in all over the world and many organizations are yet to get certified. Kosher certification is provided by certpro in india, israel, australia, south africa, mozambique, singapore and all over the world. Food safety management system is fast growing in this sector and it is now more important than ever to adhere to kosher rules and regulations. What are the benefits of kosher certification? food processing according to jewish dietary guidelines integrity and ethical way of life by avoiding cruelty to animals, harm to the environment and unfair business practices providing quality products and good practices for creating a trusted reputation with their customers legal implications a platform to penetrate into international markets boosts other supporting standards such as haccp and good manufacturing practice (gmp) who can get kosher certification? food processing industry poultry industry meat slaughtering houses fish and fisheries industries

It is a code of practice that focuses on personal identifiable information (pii) in the cloud. With reference to implementation guidelines, iso/iec 27002 controls are applicable to public cloud personal identifiable information (pii). What are the benefits of iso 27018 certification? comply with a number of legal & regulatory acts on pii in various regions (gdpr, hipaa, popi, etc.) comply with applicable obligations for protecting pii processing transparency to your customers on their pii enter into a contractual agreement for better decision making & understanding demonstrate effective implementation of pii protection data management on cloud (data minimization, data transfer, back up, capacity management, etc.) what are the requirements of iso 27018:2019? legal, statutory, regulatory and contractual requirements identifying risks associated with processing pii in the organization & its interested parties (stakeholders, service providers, patrons, etc.) corporate policy – most of the policies are covered under legal & socio-cultural obligations, an organization may create other internal policies beyond the criteria derived from standard requirements consents, transparency, communication security, physical & environmental security & operational security defined vendor management, incident management & business continuity management defining of soa who can get iso 27018 certification? all types of organization providing information processing services as pii processors & controllers through cloud computing under a contractual agreement to other organizations. basically, all cloud service provider can have the above standard (aws, google cloud, azure, etc.)

Iso 29001:2015 is a quality management system that states technical specifications/ requirements for petroleum, petrochemical, and natural gas industries that includes design and development, production, installation, and service of products. This standard is framed with an intention for organizations to ensure that they meet all requirements of customers and stakeholders. What are the benefits of iso 29001 certification? adherence to the requirements of international practices of oil and gas sector organizations handling operations with commitment to health and safety within a hazardous industry strengthening the confidence of stakeholders & public through sound and safe business practices value addition to both the organization and its suppliers through flexible and faster in responses to changing markets greater quality awareness amongst employees with the help of set of consistent and well-defined procedures improved organizational capabilities enables an organization to have better competitive advantage. Ability to achieve intended results with better alignment of processes better approach to risk management and performance, thereby reducing the expenses and increasing efficiency in the system what are the requirements of iso 29001:2010? define the sequence and interaction of processes in the form of sops to make sure both the operation and control of these processes are effectively handled. Define required resources and information to support the activities involved in these processes. Define policies and procedures to be communicated to the organization, the importance of meeting customer, statutory and regulatory requirements. Need to identify resources as per specific requirements that help management/organization to meet the set objectives and desired results. Monitoring and review of processes that involves various activities beginning with planning of design and development until realizing the product from conceptualization into market.

Iso 14001:2015 – environment management system enhances the organization’s environmental performance requirements. It defines a part of management system that manages environmental aspects, achieve compliance and legal obligations and address risks and opportunities. benefits of iso 14001 certification to your organization better resource management reduction of waste through waste management cost management trust building in customer through environmental aspects achieving legal obligations improve overall environmental impact get competitive advantages increased involvement of top management and employees in the management system more prominent environmental management aspects in an organization’s strategic direction better returns on investment minimization the environmental footprint benefits of iso 14001 certification to your customers improvised positive image and credibility commitment to social responsibility reduced costs of product due to reduction in wastage and process cost responsible organization with focus on future resource management enhanced access to business partners and potential customers

Good distribution practice (gdp) is that part of quality assurance that ensures that the quality of a pharmaceutical product is maintained through adequate control throughout the numerous activities which occur during the distribution process. What are the benefits of good distribution practices? ensures principles of gdp are applied throughout the supply chain maintains product integrity and patient safety helps achieve consistency reduces the risk of falsified medicines entering the supply chain reduces distribution complaints improves customer confidence reduces expensive mistakes improves efficiency and lower costs reduces wastage improves margins creates a culture of continual improvement increases market share involves, motivates and assists in the training of staff helps market the organisation effectively puts the organisation in a position to exploit new market sectors and territories who should get good distribution practices? the implementation and certification of good distribution practice is of paramount importance to safety as the global supply chain is becoming more complex and fragmented specifically in the pharmaceutical industry and food processing and packaging industry.