About HITRUST

The Health Information Trust Alliance or HITRUST was born out of the belief that information security is critical to the broad adoption, utilization and confidence in health information systems, medical technologies and electronic exchanges of health information, and in turn realizing the promise for quality improvement and cost containment in America's healthcare system.

HITRUST is collaborating with healthcare, business, technology and information security leaders, who are united by the belief that standardizing a higher level of security will build greater trust in the electronic flow of information through the healthcare system. HITRUST is establishing a certifiable framework that any and all organizations that create, access, store or exchange personal health and financial information can implement and be certified against with the intent of protecting electronic information and establishing greater trust in how electronic information is safeguarded by the healthcare industry.

HITRUST is lead by a seasoned management team and governed by an Executive Council made up of leaders from across the healthcare industry and its supporters. These leaders represent the governance of the organization, but other founders also comprise the leadership to ensure the framework meets the short and long term needs of the entire industry.

Beyond the establishment of the Common Security Framework (CSF), HITRUST is also driving adoption and widespread confidence in the framework and sound risk management practices through education, advocacy and other outreach activities. Ultimately, an organization's adoption of the CSF will establish confidence in its ability to ensure the security of personal health information.