What is the difference between HITRUST Certification and conducting a HIPAA risk assessment?
Join us in today’s video as we show you HITRUST Certification vs HIPAA: What you Need to Know. It is not an either-or situation. HIPAA is a set of standards. The HITRUST CSF is a prescriptive set of controls that fulfill the criteria of not only HIPAA, but also expectations commonly associated with PCI and NIST.
Learn how to prepare for your HITRUST audit.
As a result, for companies that handle sensitive data, HITRUST is a significant resource for risk management and compliance. Rather than HITRUST vs. HIPAA, the two go hand in hand. Watch the video for the full walkthrough.
From the video
HIPAA establishes national standards for protecting the privacy and security of protected health information. Covered entities and business associates must implement administrative, physical, and technical safeguards — and perform an ongoing risk analysis under the HIPAA Security Rule.
HITRUST provides the HITRUST Common Security Framework (CSF) — a comprehensive, certifiable framework that organizes security and privacy controls in a clear, prescriptive way. Organizations can pursue HITRUST Certification through an authorized assessment that validates control implementation and evidence quality.
- HIPAA = regulation and required outcomes (what you must achieve to protect PHI)
- HITRUST CSF = prescriptive controls and a certification path (how you implement and prove a mature control environment)
A stronger approach is to use HIPAA risk analysis to identify and prioritize real-world risk, then use the HITRUST CSF to structure controls, evidence, and continuous improvement.
How to prepare for a HITRUST audit
Before a formal assessment, define scope carefully, map existing controls to the HITRUST CSF, remediate gaps, and assemble clean evidence packages that show each control is designed and operating effectively. A readiness-first approach reduces findings and shortens remediation cycles.
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