AKASA Achieves HITRUST Certification, Reinforcing Commitment to Healthcare Third-Party Privacy, Security, and Compliance

AKASA, the leading developer of AI for healthcare operations, announced the company’s Unified Automation platform has earned Certified status for information security by HITRUST.

HITRUST Risk-based, 2-year (r2) Certified status demonstrates that AKASA’s Unified Automation platform hosted in Amazon Web Services (AWS) has met key regulations and industry-defined requirements and is appropriately managing risk. This achievement places the company 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.

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“Operating in an industry like healthcare, security has to be a top priority for any organization that touches patient data,” said Andy Atwal, co-founder and vice president of engineering at AKASA. “At AKASA, we intentionally make security, compliance, and privacy top priorities when working with hospitals and health systems. We are SOC 2, NIST-800-53, and CIS certified, and pleased to now add HITRUST CSF to demonstrate to our customers that our practices align with the highest standards for data protection and information security.”

“In today’s ever-changing threat landscape, HITRUST is continually innovating to find new and creative approaches to address challenges,” said Jeremy Huval, Chief Innovation Officer, HITRUST. “AKASA’s HITRUST Risk-based, 2-year Certification is evidence that they are at the forefront of industry best practices for information risk management and compliance.”

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