HITRUST certification is an independent, risk‑based assessment that validates an organization’s security, privacy, and risk controls against the HITRUST Common Security Framework (CSF).

Founded in 2007, the Health Information Trust Alliance (HITRUST) was created to ensure that strong information protection enables rather than hindering the adoption of health information systems and data exchange across the healthcare ecosystem.

To advance this mission, HITRUST worked closely with public- and private‑sector leaders in healthcare technology, privacy, and information security to develop the HITRUST Common Security Framework (CSF). The CSF is a certifiable, risk‑based framework designed for organizations that create, access, store, or exchange electronic protected health information (ePHI).

The HITRUST CSF harmonizes requirements across multiple regulatory and industry standards, including HIPAA, HITECH, PCI DSS, and COBIT, helping organizations manage compliance through a single, comprehensive framework rather than multiple, duplicative audits.

The HITRUST CSF Assurance Program defines the governance, assessment methodology, and oversight required to validate an organization’s security and privacy posture. HITRUST certification is awarded based on independent testing of controls performed by an authorized third‑party HITRUST CSF Assessor, providing objective validation of an organization’s risk management practices.

For healthcare organizations and their business associates, HITRUST certification demonstrates adherence to an industry‑recognized security framework and helps reduce the administrative burden and cost associated with recurring compliance assessments.

PDHI HITRUST r2 Certified Since 2015

PDHI’s HITRUST r2 Certification significantly reduces client effort during security assessments and vendor risk reviews by providing independent, standardized validation of our security controls. This eliminates the need for extensive custom questionnaires, repeated evidence requests, and manual control testing, accelerating procurement and ongoing vendor management processes.

For health plans, wellness providers, large employers, and public sector partners, PDHI’s HITRUST r2 Certification offers confidence that rigorous security, privacy, and risk management expectations have already been met, saving time, reducing administrative burden, and simplifying third‑party risk management.

PDHI’s HITRUST r2 certification reinforces our long‑standing commitment to protecting sensitive health data and supporting clients that operate in highly regulated environments.

Key Facts

• HITRUST CSF is a healthcare‑specific, risk‑based security framework that aligns HIPAA, HITECH, PCI DSS, and related standards
  
• HITRUST r2 Certification provides independently validated assurance of security, privacy, and risk controls
  
• PDHI’s Wellness Platform has been HITRUST r2 Certified since 2015, demonstrating long‑term commitment to data protection and compliance.
  

For PDHI clients, HITRUST r2 Certification reduces vendor risk management effort by eliminating repetitive, manual security assessments.