Orion Health receives HITRUST and DirectTrust accreditation

New Zealand-headquartered Orion Health has made significant progress in safety for two of its program offerings, placing itself among the organizations recognized for prioritizing safety practices.

WHAT IS IT ABOUT

The Amadeus platform for population health management and precision medicine is HITRUST certified for information security. Amadeus provides healthcare professionals with real-time cognitive support to make the best possible point-of-care decisions. It is capable of data aggregation and has a privacy feature that provides controlled access to patient information based on user roles and patient data privacy.

According to HITRUST, a two-year certification status means that the platform meets key regulatory and industry requirements and manages risk appropriately. “The fact that Orion Health Amadeus achieved the two-year risk-based HITRUST certification is a testament to the high quality of their information risk management and compliance program,” said Bimal Sheth, HITRUST EVP of Standards and Assurance.

Meanwhile, the Orion Health Communicate platform has also received full accreditation through the DirectTrust Accreditation Program for Health Information Service Providers (HISP). The software solution facilitates secure communication between patients, healthcare providers and organizations through desktop computers and EMR systems.

After the audit, Communicate was found to be fully compliant with the Direct standard and the requirements of the DirectTrust Security and Trust Framework. “DirectTrust HISP accreditation certifies that an organization has established and maintains a high level of trust for its stakeholders, which is a significant difference,” said DirectTrust President and CEO Scott Stuwe.

GREAT CONTEXT

Orion Health is strengthening its security profile as the healthcare industry is also looking for vendors who can help increase their protection in the face of growing cybersecurity threats.

Last year, healthcare was among the top three most attacked industries globally, along with education and government, based on Check Point Research report. In the US, for example, every healthcare organization experienced an average of 1,410 cyberattacks per week, which is 86% more than the number of attacks reported in 2021.

IN RECORDING

“Handling sensitive data from our employees, clinicians and data platforms comes with a lot of responsibility. This means that information security is of the utmost importance to us at Orion Health. infrastructure that supports customers around the world,” commented Grant Anthony Director of Information Security at Orion Health.