HITRUST CSF

Simplifying HITRUST Compliance Solutions

HITRUST Made Easy

The HITRUST Common Security Framework (CSF) was developed in collaboration with healthcare and information security professionals to provide a prescriptive framework to simplify security requirements. It is the most widely-adopted security framework in the U.S. healthcare industry. HITRUST offers a readiness assessment and a validated assessment against the CSF. A validated assessment is conducted by a HITRUST Authorized External Assessor, like BARR, and is the only assessment that produces a validated certification report. With extensive experience in healthcare audit services, we’ll help your organization through the HITRUST CSF assessment process.

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Benefits of HITRUST

Stay up-to-date on the latest security risks.

Differentiate your business from the competition.

Secure trust among stakeholders.

Decrease risk of data loss or breach.

Get access to ongoing improvement plans with interim assessments.

Peace of mind knowing patient data is protected.

How It Works

Phase I HITRUST Readiness Assessment

A readiness assessment is recommended prior to the validated assessment in order to identify control weaknesses that need correction. Deliverables from the readiness assessment include:

Preliminary control discovery results that will assist in documenting process narratives and crafting the description of controls
Control gaps and areas of improvement
Prioritized observations and recommendations for remediation
The advantage of performing a readiness assessment prior to a HITRUST assessment is to give management an opportunity to address control gaps prior to an inaugural examination as well as help with required risk assessment activities.

Phase II HITRUST Validated Assessment

The validated assessment includes a number of testing procedures to ensure compliance gaps have been appropriately identified and controls are implemented and operating effectively. Testing procedures include:

Walkthroughs with personnel interviews to verify policies and procedures are documented
Inspection of CSF-relevant policies and procedures to verify adequate coverage of CSF requirements
Technical testing to validate the implementation of relevant controls
Observation of relevant controls and control processes
Inspection of mechanisms used to manage relevant controls

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