Archives: Press Releases

December 19, 2012
HITRUST Announces Updates to 2013 CSF and CSF Assurance Program, and Introduces Major Enhancements to CSF Assessment Tool
Customizable Tool Provides Simpler and More Consistent Approach for Managing CSF Assessments, Tracking Compliance, and Benchmarking Dec 19, 2012 Frisco, TX – December 19,...

December 12, 2012
HITRUST and (ISC)²® Partner to Develop Professional Standards for Credentialing in Healthcare Information Security
With Healthcare Breaches on the Rise, New Alliance Will Help Fill Market Demand for Qualified Healthcare Security Pros Dec 12, 2012 Palm Harbor, Fla.,...

December 5, 2012
HITRUST’s Analysis of U.S. Breach Data Finds Little Progress and Concern for Un-reported Breaches
Significant Areas for Concern Continue to Include Smaller Physician Practices and Industry-wide Struggle with Thefts of Laptops, Desktops and Mobile Media, while Hacking and...

November 29, 2012
Get Real Health Achieves Gold Standard in Electronic Health Record Privacy & Security
Company’s InstantPHR SaaS offering achieves HITRUST Common Security Framework (CSF) Certified status Nov 29, 2012 Rockville, Maryland – November 16, 2012 — Patients and...

November 1, 2012
Health IT Group Praises Senator’s Cybersecurity Effort
Nov 1, 2012 The Health Information Trust Alliance offered its support for an effort by Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) to raise awareness of what...

October 30, 2012
Health Care Group Puts Focus on Current Cybersecurity Efforts
Oct 30, 2012 The health care industry is joining other businesses in urging Congress and federal officials to consider existing cybersecurity efforts before enacting...

October 29, 2012
HITRUST Letter to Congressional Leader on Cybersecurity
Oct 29, 2012 HITRUST takes seriously its commitment to supporting the healthcare industry in all aspects relating to the advancement of information protection. The...

October 17, 2012
FireHost Dominates in Compliance Again; Cloud Hosting Company Achieves HITRUST CSF Certification
Company again proves commitment to securing electronic personal healthcare information Oct 17, 2012 Dallas, Texas – October 17, 2012 – FireHost, the leading secure...

August 23, 2012
WellTok Achieves HITRUST CSF Certification
Aug 23, 2012 Denver, Colo. – August 23, 2012 – Welltok, Inc., today announced that it has achieved Common Security Framework (CSF) Certified status...

July 26, 2012
Health Care IT News HITRUST Launches Cyber Defense Platform for Health Care
The Health Information Trust Alliance has launched a service that enables an exchange of intelligence on cyber threats facing the health care industry. Jul...

July 24, 2012
HITRUST Expands Cybersecurity Center with Launch of First Cyber Threat Analysis Service for the Healthcare Industry
“Community Defense” Model a Major Step Toward Proactively Protecting Electronic Health Data and the Nation’s Critical Infrastructure Against Cyber Attacks Jul 24, 2012 Frisco,...

July 11, 2012
HITRUST Working Group to Propose Standards for De-Identification of Protected Health Information
Healthcare industry struggles to effectively de-identify data needed to support research and quality of care Jul 11, 2012 Frisco, TX – July 11, 2012...