If you’re in the compliance space, you know that organizations need to follow numerous regulations and standards that often overlap yet require individual attention.

HITRUST serves as a foundational element in a multi-framework approach to compliance, enabling organizations to streamline their efforts and reduce redundancy.

Navigating the compliance maze

The compliance environment is filled with a myriad of security frameworks, including well-known standards such as HIPAA, ISO/IEC, NIST, GDPR, and others. Each of these frameworks has its unique requirements, but they also share similar controls and objectives. Organizations face the challenge of understanding the requirements of each framework. They struggle with competing business priorities, lack of resources, and time constraints, trying to efficiently manage compliance activities and reduce the burden of multiple assessments.

The reciprocity advantage

Reciprocity is one of the solutions for organizations juggling multiple compliances. It refers to recognizing the work completed under one framework when applying it to another. This overlap among regulations offers an opportunity for efficiency gains, but only if governing bodies, standards organizations, and governmental agencies collaborate effectively.

The control overlap across multiple compliance activities could significantly reduce the time, cost, and effort required for organizations to achieve, maintain, and manage compliance. Encourage your business partners and governing bodies such as ISO, the Federal Government, and the PCI council to work together in resolving the challenges.

HITRUST: The foundation of a multi-framework strategy

The HITRUST framework harmonizes more than 60 authoritative sources, including HIPAA, NIST, GDPR, ISO/IEC, and more. It enables organizations to assess once and report many times with its powerful approach. This methodology allows businesses to conduct a single, comprehensive assessment that addresses multiple compliance and best practice requirements. Organizations can generate tailored reports that meet the specific needs of various security frameworks from a single assessment.

With this strategy, HITRUST doesn’t just simplify compliance, it also supports more cost-effective and targeted risk management. Organizations can efficiently leverage their investment in HITRUST to demonstrate cybersecurity compliance across multiple frameworks and meet the needs of varied regulators and stakeholders.

Why HITRUST is the right choice

Leveraging the HITRUST framework is the key to streamlining your organization’s cybersecurity compliance efforts. HITRUST’s versatility and comprehensive assessment process allow organizations to lay a solid foundation for a multi-framework compliance strategy that reduces redundancy, saves resources, and strengthens overall security posture.

HITRUST believes that the key to effective compliance is not just checking the boxes but building a sustainable strategy that evolves alongside industry standards. The cyber threat-adaptive HITRUST framework uses near real-time threat intelligence to identify emerging cyber threats and update its controls accordingly. By placing HITRUST at the core of your multiple compliance efforts, you’re investing in a solution that scales with your business and adapts to the ever-changing landscape of security and risk management.

HITRUST is more than just a framework — it’s a strategic asset in tackling the complexities of today’s cybersecurity compliance requirements. If you’re seeking clarity and confidence to navigate the compliance landscape with efficiency and ease, get started with HITRUST.