HITRUST Certification

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Get HITRUST certified without adding internal resources.

You shouldn't have to bring on more employees to get HITRUST certified. By partnering with SecurityMetrics, you get hands-on help during readiness, remediation, implementation, and validation without needing to add more internal staff.

Types of HITRUST Assessments

HITRUST e1 Assessment (Essentials)

This assessment covers basic cybersecurity hygiene, is suitable for lower-risk organizations, and offers valuable assurance with less effort.

HITRUST i1 Assessment (Implemented)

This assessment balances assurance and efficiency based on curated controls and streamlines recertification.

HITRUST r2 Assessment (Expanded Practices)

This assessment has comprehensive control requirements, the highest assurance, and is adaptable to specific needs, ideal for organizations with significant risk exposure.

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Is a HITRUST Assessment Right For You?

A HITRUST Assessment can be right for you if you wish to:

  1. Gain a Strong Security Foundation: A HITRUST Certification provides your business with a strong data security foundation, helping you address vulnerabilities in your organization.
  2. Clear Path to Compliance: Becoming HITRUST certified starts you on the path towards 44 authoritative sources and frameworks such as PCI, HIPAA, NIST, ISO 27001, FTC, and COBIT. SecurityMetrics is a one-stop-shop that can help you reach your compliance goals and protect your organization.
  3. Understand Your Vulnerabilities: Conducting a HITRUST Assessment allows you to go beyond the surface level and gain a deeper understanding of your vulnerabilities, allowing you to remediate security gaps before they are exploited.

How long does it take to become HITRUST Certified?

Depending on your initial readiness, the amount of time needed for remediation, and the size/complexity of your organization, your HITRUST assessment can take anywhere from 2-8 weeks on average for the assessment and a minimum of 8 weeks for your assessment to be processed and certification awarded.

This means it typically takes 3-4 months to complete your HITRUST assessment, remediation, and receive certification.

Is HITRUST Certification more expensive than other similar assessments?

Not necessarily. Because a HITRUST assessment can help you meet other frameworks such as a HIPAA risk assessment or a NIST cybersecurity assessment, or other assessments, you could save money by becoming HITRUST certified.

If I’m HITRUST Certified, does that mean I’m HIPAA compliant?

Being HITRUST certified can assist you in your HIPAA compliance efforts because some of the requirements overlap.

What is the HITRUST Certification Process?

The HITRUST Process includes six steps: defining your scope, determining next steps, choosing your HITRUST validation type, your gap assessment and remediation, final HITRUST CFS assessment, and your HITRUST interim assessment. Check out this data sheet and checklist that describe the HITRUST Certification process.

Why choose SecurityMetrics?

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Award-winning communication

When compliance questions or worries arise, our support team and assessors are easy to reach and eager to assist in addressing your concerns.

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Clear path to compliance

Becoming HITRUST certified starts you on the path towards 44 authoritative sources and frameworks such as PCI, HIPAA, NIST, ISO 27001, FTC, and COBIT. SecurityMetrics is a one-stop-shop that can help you reach your compliance goals and protect your organization.

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Complete HITRUST solution

We are an extension of your IT team. You get hands-on help during Readiness, Remediation, Implementation, and Validation without the hassle of multiple vendors.

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Data security expert advice

SecurityMetrics wants to help you secure your environment against threat actors, not just pass your HITRUST Assessment. Using years of data security experience, SecurityMetrics can explain your network’s vulnerabilities and offer possible solutions.

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Modern training and education

Threat actors are constantly changing their tactics so they can harvest your sensitive data. SecurityMetrics fights back with the latest training and education you need to stay ahead of threat trends with workforce training, blogs, free webinars, and more.

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Personalized pricing

Don’t pay inflated assessment prices. With personalized pricing, you invest in only what is required for you to become certified, ensuring you get value for every dollar you spend.

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Trusted HITRUST partner

SecurityMetrics has experience with PCI, HIPAA, penetration testing, and forensic investigations, allowing us to draw on best practices to discover and prioritize your vulnerabilities.

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