ForeSight Medical, LLC, a renowned provider of surgical and implant cost-containment services, has announced that their ForeSight and Encompass applications have earned certified status for information security by HITRUST.
HITRUST CSF Certified status
HITRUST CSF Certified status demonstrates that the organisation’s ForeSight and Encompass applications have met key regulations and industry-defined requirements and is appropriately managing risk. This achievement places ForeSight Medical, LLC in an elite group of organisations worldwide that have earned this certification.
By including federal and state regulations, standards and frameworks, and incorporating a risk-based approach, the HITRUST CSF helps organisations address these challenges, through a comprehensive and flexible framework of prescriptive and scalable security controls.
ForeSight and Encompass applications certified
Achieving HITRUST CSF Certification is a great accomplishment for ForeSight Medical"
“Achieving HITRUST CSF Certification is a great accomplishment for ForeSight Medical and demonstrates ForeSight Medical’s and Encompass Specialty Surgical Network’s applications maintain the security, confidentiality and integrity of our client’s data,” said Alisa Lewis, Director of Regulatory Compliance, adding “The HITRUST CSF is the gold-standard that needs to be met and we are pleased to be able to show our commitment, by achieving HITRUST CSF Certification.”
“As we have earned recognition for compliance in HIPAA, Hi-Tech, ISO 27001, SOC 2, and now HITRUST, there is no doubt that ForeSight’s dedication to the integrity and confidentiality of our systems is deeply ingrained in our company culture,” said Bill Elliott, Chief Operating Officer.
Information protection framework
“The HITRUST CSF has become the information protection framework for the healthcare industry and the CSF Assurance programme is bringing a new level of effectiveness and efficiency to third-party assurance,” said Ken Vander Wal, the Chief Compliance Officer at HITRUST.
He adds, “The HITRUST CSF Certification is now the benchmark, that organisations required to safeguard PHI are measured against, with regards to information protection.”