HITRUST Risk-Based, 2-year (r2) Certification validates Shearwater Health is committed to strong cybersecurity and protecting sensitive data.
Shearwater Health, a global leader in clinical solutions for the healthcare industry, today announced announced its healthcare delivery centers in Manila and Cebu supporting its Clinical Process Outsourcing® business, including its operational process for Teleworking, have earned certified status by HITRUST for information security.
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.”
