HITRUST READINESS BUILT FOR ORGANIZATIONS THAT NEED TO GET IT RIGHT
A partner, customer, or regulator is asking for HITRUST and you need to understand what that actually means for your organization. We help you get there without overbuilding your program or walking into your assessment unprepared.
What is HITRUST and do you actually need it?
HITRUST is a security and compliance framework originally developed for the healthcare industry that has become a widely recognized standard across healthcare, healthtech, and any organization handling sensitive data on behalf of healthcare clients.
HITRUST is a prescriptive framework with hundreds of controls, assessed by a HITRUST-authorized external assessor. The rigor is part of the point. When a health system, insurer, or large enterprise asks for HITRUST, they are asking for a level of assurance that most other frameworks don't provide.
If a partner or customer is requiring it, you need it. The question is how to get there efficiently without over-engineering your program in the process.
What does HITRUST involve?
HITRUST offers three levels of assessment, each with different levels of rigor and assurance:
e1 (Essential): The entry-level assessment covering a focused set of foundational cybersecurity controls. Good for organizations earlier in their compliance journey or those responding to a specific customer requirement with a lower bar.
i1 (Implemented): A mid-tier assessment that evaluates a broader set of implemented controls. Increasingly common as a baseline requirement among mid-market and enterprise healthcare organizations.
r2 (Risk-based): The most comprehensive HITRUST assessment, covering hundreds of controls across multiple risk factors. This is what most large health systems and insurers require. It is a significant undertaking and requires serious preparation.
Not sure which one applies to your situation? That's one of the first things we figure out together.
what working with anchorpoint looks like
Every HITRUST engagement starts with understanding where you are, what assessment level is being required of you, and what your current program actually looks like versus what it needs to look like.
From there we work with you to scope the engagement correctly, identify gaps against the specific HITRUST requirements that apply to your situation, build a remediation plan your team can actually execute, and prepare your documentation and evidence before your external assessor ever sets foot in the door.
Part of the HITRUST process involves working within MyCSF, HITRUST's required assessment platform. We help you navigate that environment so you're not figuring it out while simultaneously trying to prepare for your assessment.
You may already have a compliance platform in place or be wondering whether you need one. We help you work through that decision and can support you either way, with or without a platform.
the anchorpoint difference
Per-project pricing.
Former auditors, not generalist consultants.
You work with the founders.
We've been on both sides of the HITRUST process. We know what assessors look for, where organizations waste time preparing for the wrong things, and how to build a program that holds up under the scrutiny of an r2 assessment without overengineering everything underneath it. That's what you're hiring when you work with Anchorpoint.