HITRUST Expands Leadership as Common Security Framework Nears General Availability

Leaders in place to help set and drive agenda for information security in the Health Care Industry

Dec 3, 2008

Dallas – December 3, 2008 – The Health Information Trust Alliance (HITRUST) - a healthcare industry organization that aims to build greater trust between patients, physicians, organizations, government and technology companies by ensuring information security becomes a core pillar in the adoption of technology and the exchange of data - today announced it has elected two new members to the HITRUST Executive Council and appointed a new member to its management team.

Heallth Information Trust Alliance (HITRUST) Kicks Off Educational Webcast Series on Information Security in Healthcare, First Deliverable of New Education and Outreach Committee

Organizations who create, access, store or exchange personal health and financial information to learn from security, governance, risk and compliance expert panels

Sep 11, 2008

Dallas – September 11, 2008 – The Health Information Trust Alliance (HITRUST) - the first industrydriven certifiable security standard developed by a collaboration of healthcare, business, technology and information security leaders - today announced it is offering the “Educational Webcast Series on Information Security in Healthcare,” an ongoing series of educational programs delivered via webcast on information security relating to the healthcare industry. As the first deliverable of the new HITRUST Education and Outreach Committee, the complimentary 60-minute webinars will be moderated, interactive panels featuring industry experts and end-users addressing the challenges IT security, risk and compliance professionals face as well as case studies and best practice approaches. Produced every six weeks and running through to 2010, all twelve sessions will be recorded and available online for 12 months for those who cannot attend the live meetings.

Security Initiative Adds Leadership

Sep 9, 2008

The Health Information Trust Alliance, an industry consortium, has expanded its executive council to include additional stakeholders. The alliance, known as HITRUST, is developing a Common Security Framework for industry release in January. The framework will be a set of certifiable and standardized best practices for complying with the HIPAA security rule and other regulatory mandates, as well as internal security policies to provide a uniform way of verifying the security of health information. While adoption of the best practices is voluntary, some organizations may require their business associates to become certified, notes Daniel Nutkis, CEO of HITRUST.

Health Information Trust Alliance (HITRUST) Expands Executive Council with Election of New Members

Prepares for release of first-ever industry-driven health care security framework

Sep 9, 2008

Dallas – September 9, 2008 – The Health Information Trust Alliance (HITRUST) - the first industry-driven certifiable security standard developed in collaboration with healthcare, business, technology and information security leaders - today announced that it has expanded its Executive Council with the election of two new members: Patrick Heim, Chief Information Security Officer, Kaiser Permanente and Robert Mandel, MD, Vice President, Health Care Services, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. Today’s announcement points to the growing industry support and maturing of the HITRUST organization, which is preparing to release its highly anticipated Common Security Framework (CSF) in January 2009.

What Are You Doing To Keep Patient Data Safe

HealthLeaders Media

Aug 19, 2008

When a hospital's patient data is compromised, the results are often costly and always embarrassing for those charged with protecting that information from prying eyes.

HITRUST Confirms Release Date for First-Ever Common Security Framework for Electronic Health Information

Jul 1, 2008

Dallas – July 1, 2008 – The Health Information Trust Alliance (HITRUST) today announced that it is on target to deliver the first-ever Common Security Framework (CSF) by January 2009, thanks to the efforts of the leading health care organizations, professional services firms, information security specialists, liability insurers and other organizations that have joined together to actively participate in the HITRUST CSF program.

Health Information Technology Executives Overwhelmingly Believe the Industry Needs to Work Together on Information Security

Mar 3, 2008

DALLAS—March 3, 2008—A new survey shows that 96 percent of health information technology (HIT) executives think it is important to have a uniform way for verifying the security of sensitive healthcare information, and 85 percent think it is time for the industry to come together and develop a comprehensive framework that can provide that uniformity.

The industry responds on security

Modern Healthcare

Feb 13, 2008

Coalition of companies is working on new protections for patient data.

Industry leaders seek Health Info Security Framework

SC Magazine

Dec 26, 2007

An initiative including health industry leaders and several IT security companies will try to set the bar for security practices applied to electronic-protected health information (EPHI) in an effort to level the playing field between companies sharing sensitive data.

Medical Companies Form Group To Protect Electronic Health Records

The Wall Street Journal Online

Dec 5, 2007

A consortium of nine companies in the health-care industry are banding together to create a set of security practices to better protect the information in electronic medical records.

Healthcare Industry and Business Leaders Announce Initiative to Develop a Common Health Information Security Framework

Initiative Seeks to Build Greater Trust in the Electronic Flow of Information Through the Healthcare System

Dec 5, 2007

DALLAS— In an effort to improve the security of sensitive health information, major organizations from across the healthcare and employer spectrum have united to participate in the development of the first ever common security framework for the protection of health information.