CareCentrix Achieves HITRUST CSF® Certification to Manage Risk, Improve Security Posture and Meet Compliance Requirements

HARTFORD, Conn., Sept. 27, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- CareCentrix, a leading provider of post-acute care management, announced that several of their technology platforms used to store, process, maintain, and transmit customer electronic protected health information (ePHI)* have earned Certified status for information security by HITRUST.   

HITRUST CSF Certified status demonstrates that the CareCentrix technology platforms*, which are used to store, process, maintain, and transmit customer ePHI, have met key regulatory requirements, industry defined requirements, and are appropriately managing risk. These solutions keep patients' healthcare data safe and secure during every step of their post-acute care journey from hospital discharge to the home. 

This achievement places CareCentrix 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 CSF helps organizations address these challenges through a comprehensive and flexible framework of prescriptive and scalable security controls.

"The HITRUST CSF is the gold-standard, and we are pleased to demonstrate our commitment to patient data privacy and safety by achieving this certification," said John Driscoll, Chief Executive Officer of CareCentrix.

"Clients and members count on CareCentrix to keep their information safe," added Laizer Kornwasser, President and Chief Operation Officer. "Our HITRUST CSF certification helps ensure they can do that confidently."

"HITRUST has been working with the industry to ensure the appropriate information protection requirements are met when sensitive information is accessed or stored in a cloud environment. By taking the steps necessary to obtain HITRUST CSF Certified status, CareCentrix is distinguished as an organization that people can count on to keep their information safe," said Ken Vander Wal, Chief Compliance Officer, HITRUST.

About CareCentrix

CareCentrix is the leading manager of post-acute services with a core focus of making the home a center of care. With over 20 years' experience and over 26 million members under management, CareCentrix is recognized by its payor customers for our innovative approaches to improving quality and reducing costs across the post-acute service continuum. Using advanced analytics and technology, CareCentrix is able to determine the appropriate site of care along each point of the healing and aging process in order to support patients, their families and the providers throughout the care transition process. With over 8,000 providers in our network, CareCentrix coordinates services through post-acute facilities and home based service providers including home health, durable medical equipment, home infusion and home sleep. For more information, please visit http://www.CareCentrix.com.

*The certified platforms include Claims Portal 2.0, Claims98, Eligibility2000, Intake98, Provider98, Unity, and HomeBridge^(SM). 

SOURCE CareCentrix

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