Specialty certifications to advance quality, safety, and patient outcomes
DNV offers a comprehensive portfolio of healthcare certifications and Centre of Excellence designations. Our programs cover cardiac, orthopaedic, spine, infection prevention, sterile processing, cybersecurity, palliative care, and advanced disease management.
Each certification helps healthcare organizations demonstrate excellence, strengthen compliance, and improve patient outcomes.
Ventricular Assist Device Facility Credentialing Program
DNV’s Ventricular Assist Device Facility Credentialing Program (VAD FCP) recognizes hospitals that demonstrate readiness, clinical excellence, and a strong commitment to safely managing patients receiving ventricular assist devices.
Advanced Chest Pain Certification
DNV’s Advanced Chest Pain Certification (ACPC) recognizes hospitals that demonstrate excellence in evaluating, diagnosing, and treating patients with chest pain.
Cardiac Centre of Excellence Designation
DNV’s Cardiac Centre of Excellence Designation (CCED) affirms a hospital’s ability to deliver superior, coordinated, and evidence-based cardiac care across the entire continuum, enhancing your reputation and improving patient outcomes.
Heart Failure Advanced Certification
DNV’s Heart Failure Advanced Certification (HFAC) recognizes hospitals that deliver high-quality, coordinated, outcomes-driven care. The certification affirms excellence in clinical care, patient safety, and continuous improvement in the specialty of cardiovascular care.
Extracorporeal Life Support Certification
DNV’s Extracorporeal Life Support Certification (ECLS) recognizes hospitals that provide safe, high-quality, evidence-based care for critically ill patients requiring life support services.
Heart Failure Centre of Excellence Designation
DNV’s Heart Failure Centre of Excellence Designation (HFCED) recognizes hospitals that consistently deliver high performing, coordinated care across the full continuum, from diagnosis and acute treatment to chronic management and community-based support.
Advanced Hip & Knee Replacement Certification
DNV’s Advanced Hip & Knee Replacement Certification (AHKRC) helps organizations showcase a patient-centred, outcomes-driven approach to total joint replacement, delivering safe, efficient, and consistent care that earns trust across the care continuum.
Advanced Foot & Ankle Surgery Certification
DNV’s Advanced Foot & Ankle Surgery Certification evaluates and recognizes organizations that deliver consistent, high-quality, evidence-based surgical care for foot and ankle conditions, affirming a commitment to safety and continuous improvement.
Orthopaedic & Spine Centre of Excellence Designation
DNV’s Orthopaedic & Spine Centre of Excellence Designation (OSCED) recognizes hospitals and surgery centres that consistently deliver high-quality, patient-centric care across orthopaedic and spine services, demonstrating excellence throughout the musculoskeletal care continuum.
Orthopaedic Centre of Excellence Designation
DNV’s Orthopaedic Centre of Excellence Designation (OCED) recognizes hospitals and surgery centres that consistently achieve excellent outcomes, deliver coordinated care, and demonstrate evidence-based practices across orthopaedic services.
Advanced Spine Surgery Certification
DNV’s Advanced Spine Surgery Certification (ASpSC) recognizes hospitals and surgical centres that deliver safe, effective, and evidence-based patient-centred care across the full continuum of spine surgery.
Advanced Paediatric Spine Certification
DNV’s Advanced Paediatric Spine Certification (APSpC) recognizes organizations providing high-quality, multidisciplinary care for children with complex spinal conditions, giving families confidence in the exceptional treatment and support their child receives.
Advanced Shoulder Surgery Certification
DNV’s Advanced Shoulder Surgery Certification (AShSC) recognizes surgical programs that deliver high-quality, evidence-based care and measurable clinical outcomes in the complex specialty of shoulder procedures.
Advanced Palliative Care Certification
DNV’s Advanced Palliative Care Certification (APCC) honours healthcare organizations that provide high-quality, patient-and family-centred care focused on comfort, dignity, and improved quality of life for individuals with serious illness.
Advanced Glycaemic Management Certification
Advanced Glycaemic Management Certification confirms your inpatient program meets high clinical standards for glucose control. recognizing your commitment to safe, consistent, and evidence-based care for diabetes, hypoglycaemia, and hyperglycaemia.
Advanced Certification in Infection Prevention
DNV’s Advanced Certification in Infection Prevention (AC-IP) validates and strengthens organizations that proactively prevent infections, enhance the early detection and treatment of sepsis and drive measurable, continuous improvement.
Certification in Infection Prevention
DNV’s Certification in Infection Prevention (CIP) recognizes organizations with strong infection control practices, demonstrating a commitment to protecting patients, staff, and communities through consistent, high-quality prevention efforts.
Advanced Healthcare Cybersecurity Certification
DNV’s Advanced Healthcare Cybersecurity Certification (AHCC) helps organizations proactively manage cyber risks, protect sensitive patient data, and strengthen the resilience of their digital infrastructure all while demonstrating a leadership commitment to safe, secure, and compliant healthcare delivery.
Advanced Sterile Processing Certification
DNV’s Advanced Sterile Processing Certification (ASPC) recognizes healthcare organizations that exceed industry norms and deliver safe, reliable sterile processing practices to protect patients, improve care outcomes, and enhance operational performance.
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