Security
Allegiance Group is committed to protecting your information as well as your patients’ personal data. Therefore, we have implemented strong security measures that are designed to safeguard the sensitive information you’ve placed in our care.
COLLECTPlus is HITRUST CSF Certified, which demonstrates that our IT department has met key regulations and industry-defined requirements and is appropriately managing risk.
Why is HITRUST important?
- It was developed to address the security, privacy, and regulatory challenges facing the healthcare industry.
- HITRUST provides a comprehensive framework of prescriptive security controls and was developed with ISO/IEC27001 as a primary reference.
- Its primary goal is to give prescriptive guidance on compliance with HIPAA and HITECH.
2020 broke all records in terms of data lost in breaches and number of cyberattacks, A lot of this was fallout from the near over-night shift to work-from-home at the beginning of the pandemic.
- Identity thefts doubled in 2020 from 2019 numbers.
- Malware increased by 358% from 2019 to 2020; and Ransomware increased 435%. There was a new ransomware victim every 10 seconds in 2020. 1 in 5 Americans have been a victim of ransomware.
- Phishing attacks account for over 80% of reported security incidents.
- 80% of IT leaders believe their orgs lack sufficient protection against cyberattacks
- More than 90% of all healthcare organizations reported at least one security breach in the last 3 years
(Source: Forbes)
Healthcare payers, and an increasing number of health systems and hospitals, are requiring their business partner become HITRUST certified because the certification demonstrates that the organization has made a dedicated commitment to maintain the greatest level of protection for their customer’s healthcare data.
Why is HITRUST Certification Important to Us?
- Ensures proper security of data
- Keeps us up-to-date on the latest security risks, as certification requirements are constantly evolving/improving
- Sets our organization above the competition by displaying our commitment to security compliance
- Reduces risk through a better information security framework
- Saves time during compliance audits
- Provides the closest possible evaluation of complete HIPAA compliance