From helping you define the right scope for your assessment to supporting your remediation efforts, we’re here to guide you through the entire process of achieving HITRUST CSF.
Fortified empowers organizations to efficiently prepare for HITRUST CSF certification with our proven assessment process. We guide you through each step, so you always know where you stand on the readiness journey. When it’s time for your formal assessment, our Validated Assessment team works closely with you to ensure a smooth submission to HITRUST, positioning you for successful certification.
We will work with you to determine the proper scoping factors for an accurate assessment.
Our Readiness Assessment team will work with you to identify noncompliance items and assist in creating corrective action plans.
We work with you to implement HITRUST controls and mitigating vulnerabilities.
Fortified provides support throughout the assessment.
Our Validated Assessment Team will perform the official evaluation of your organization’s security controls and compliance with HITRUST CSF requirements.
Let Fortified take the stress out of post certification. We provide ongoing support and can manage your CAPs.
Whether you’re a healthcare provider, a payer, or a third-party associate, a HITRUST CSF certification can help establish confidence in your security practices and be a competitive advantage. Fortified can help, with an assessment that gauges your readiness for HITRUST CSF certification.
Identifying and documenting HITRUST requirement gaps
Providing corrective action recommendations for remediation
Developing a readiness summary and a Corrective Action Plan (CAP) to bring you closer to certification.
Fortified is a licensed HITRUST External Assessor.
There are three HITRUST assessments. HITRUST (e1) Essentials is the most basic. HITRUST (i1) Implemented provides moderate assurance, and the HITRUST (r2) Risk-Based, 2-year is the most comprehensive. Each assessment is different based on your scoping factors.
Scoping is the process of determining which factors to include in your HITRUST assessment. These factors include systems that store, transmit, or process data, records accessible to outside organizations, and the number of records stored, processed, or maintained by your organization, among others.
A HITRUST Readiness Assessment helps organizations efficiently prepare for HITRUST certification. The assessment helps clarify what companies need in order to gain compliance. Readiness Assessments can ultimately streamline the HITRUST certification process and save countless hours of your resources’ time.
It depends on the level of certification. HITRUST e1 and i1 certifications each renew on an annual basis. HITRUST r2 assessments are good for two years, with an interim evaluation taking place at the one-year mark.
Certification times vary based on scoping factors, assessment level, and implemented cybersecurity practices. As such, HITRUST certification can take anywhere from a few months to over a year. As a Readiness and an External Assessor, Fortified helps streamline the process.
While HITRUST and ISO 27001 are frameworks, HITRUST was initially designed exclusively for the healthcare industry, whereas ISO is an international framework that is not focused on healthcare. In addition, HITRUST is an assessment, whereas ISO is an audit.
When it comes to HITRUST Services in healthcare, copy+paste solutions aren’t going to keep you and your patients protected. Start a conversation with us about what you’re trying to accomplish and the challenges you’re facing, and we’ll tell you exactly how we can help.
