Internal and External Audits are essential for achieving, maintaining, and improving compliance with NABH and NABL accreditation standards. Audits help healthcare organizations evaluate performance, identify gaps, and ensure continuous quality improvement. This course provides structured, practical training on audit planning, execution, reporting, and follow-up in alignment with NABH and NABL requirements.

The scope of this course includes audit processes across hospitals, clinics, diagnostic laboratories, and healthcare institutions seeking NABH and NABL accreditation. It covers audit principles, standards interpretation, audit tools, documentation review, on-site assessment techniques, non-conformity identification, corrective and preventive actions, and audit readiness for external assessments. Emphasis is placed on quality improvement and regulatory compliance.

By the end of this course, learners will be able to:

• Understand NABH and NABL accreditation frameworks

• Plan and conduct internal audits effectively

• Participate confidently in external audit processes

• Identify non-conformities and root causes

• Implement corrective and preventive actions

• Support continuous quality improvement initiatives

Upon successful completion of the course, learners will:

• Demonstrate competency in NABH and NABL audit practices

• Improve audit preparedness and documentation quality

• Support successful accreditation and re-accreditation

• Enhance healthcare quality and patient safety

• Contribute to compliance and organizational excellence

This course is suitable for:

• Healthcare quality and accreditation professionals

• Hospital and laboratory administrators

• Infection control and patient safety personnel

• Medical, nursing, and allied health professionals

• Laboratory managers and supervisors

• Biomedical and MedTech professionals

• Anyone involved in NABH or NABL compliance and audits