ProgenyHealth® Achieves HITRUST CSF® Certification and HITRUST Certification of the NIST Cybersecurity Framework to Manage Risk, Improve Security Posture and Meet Compliance Requirements

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Feb 06, 2019, 07:00 ET

PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa., Feb. 6, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- ProgenyHealth, the only national company dedicated exclusively to NICU utilization management and case management solutions, today announced their Baby Trax® file server and workstations have earned Certified status for information security by HITRUST.

HITRUST CSF Certified status demonstrates that the organization's Baby Trax system has met key regulatory requirements and industry-defined requirements and is appropriately managing risk. This achievement places ProgenyHealth 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.

Commenting on the achievement, Ellie Stang, MD, ProgenyHealth's Founder, President, and Chief Executive Officer, states that, "As a data-driven company committed to innovation, we take compliance with technical and process elements such as HIPAA, NIST, ISO and COBIT very seriously. The HITRUST CSF is the gold-standard in this area, and ProgenyHealth is proud to be able to demonstrate our commitment to protecting our business partners by achieving HITRUST CSF Certification. It's one more way that we build trusted relationships with all those that we serve as we pursue our mission to improve health outcomes for premature and medically complex newborns."

"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, ProgenyHealth is distinguished as an organization that people can count on to keep their information safe," said Ken Vander Wal, Chief Compliance Officer, HITRUST.

About ProgenyHealth
ProgenyHealth is the only national company dedicated exclusively to NICU utilization management and case management. Our team takes a holistic approach to working with plans, providers, and families throughout the NICU baby's First Year of Life. ProgenyHealth's neonatologists, NICU nurses, pediatric nurses, and social workers work collaboratively with providers to ensure health care services follow evidence-based best practices and are medically necessary. Families become active participants in the health care decision making process by working closely with the ProgenyHealth clinical team.

ProgenyHealth has successfully managed thousands of NICU infants and delivered positive results to all of our health plan partners. Working with over 1,400 hospitals and 6,000 providers nationwide, we are measurably improving health outcomes for premature and medically complex newborns. For more information on our programs and services, visit: www.progenyhealth.com

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Chris Rosa
Director of Marketing
ProgenyHealth
484-535-3736
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