HITRUST Risk-Based, 2-year (r2) Certification validates
Shearwater Health is committed to strong cybersecurity and
protecting sensitive data
NASHVILLE, Tenn., May 14, 2024
/PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Shearwater Health, a global leader in
clinical solutions for the healthcare industry, today announced its
healthcare delivery centers in Manila and Cebu supporting its Clinical
Process Outsourcing® business and its operational process for
Teleworking, have earned certified status by HITRUST for
information security.
"Shearwater Health earned its first
certified status by HITRUST for information security in 2017 and
has successfully maintained this achievement every year since."
Tom Kendrot
HITRUST Risk-based, 2-year (r2) Certification demonstrates that
the organization's Clinical Process Outsourcing infrastructure has
met demanding regulatory compliance and industry-defined
requirements and is appropriately managing risk. This achievement
places Shearwater in an elite group of organizations worldwide that
have earned this certification. By including federal and state
regulations, standards, and frameworks and incorporating a
risk-based approach, the HITRUST Assurance Program helps
organizations address security and data protection challenges
through a comprehensive and flexible framework of prescriptive and
scalable security controls.
"Shearwater Health earned its first certified status by HITRUST
for information security in 2017 and has successfully maintained
this achievement every year since," said Tom Kendrot, chief executive officer for
Shearwater Health. "This globally recognized certification serves
as a testament to our unwavering commitment to maintaining the
highest levels of security, compliance, and integrity and
reinforces our position as a trusted partner in data security and
privacy."
"The HITRUST Assurance Program is rigorous and reliable because
of the comprehensiveness of control requirements, depth of review,
and consistency of oversight," said Bimal
Sheth, Executive Vice President, Standards Development &
Assurance Operations at HITRUST. "HITRUST r2 Certification
demonstrates Shearwater Health is taking the most proactive
approach to cybersecurity, data protection, and risk
management."
About Shearwater Health
Shearwater Health provides teams of remote and onsite clinicians
that expand the size and impact of clinical teams so that clients
can focus on internal teams practicing at the peak of their
license. From bedside to back-office, there are over 5,000
Shearwater clinicians solving medical and administrative problems
every hour of every day all over the world. Shearwater combines
clinical expertise with Six Sigma process excellence and RPA
technology to improve healthcare outcomes. For more information,
please visit https://shearwaterhealth.com/ or on LinkedIn.
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