Internal Assessors
Internal Assessors are those personnel who facilitate the HITRUST Assessment process by performing in-house testing in advance of an External Assessor’s validated assessment fieldwork. Internal Assessors are in-house or outsourced CCSFPs who are typically positioned within, or engaged by, an assessed entity’s Internal Audit Department, but could also be positioned within or engaged by any department meeting specific objectivity requirements, resource qualification requirements, and approval by HITRUST (through a defined application process).
Internal Assessors are part of an “Internal Assessment Function.” This function will typically be an Internal Audit Department or a team of consultants, but is not required to be as long as specific objectivity, competence, and application approval requirements are met.
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Advisory Bulletin: HAA 2019-010: Updated Documentation Requirements for Relying on Third-party Reports
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Advisory Bulletin: HAA 2019-011: Relying on the Work of Internal Assessors
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HITRUST Authorized Internal Assessor Program Application
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HITRUST Authorized Internal Assessor Program Overview
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HITRUST Authorized Internal Assessors Overview of Benefits
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Launching an Authorized HITRUST Internal Assessor Function
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Webinar: Using the Work of Others in a HITRUST CSF Assessment