Coffey Communications Achieves HITRUST r2 Certification Demonstrating the Highest Level of Information Protection Assurance
Coffey Communications, a leading full-service healthcare marketing firm, today announced its Site Assist web application via Amazon Web Services (AWS), netWorks filesharing platform and their mailing services data systems and supporting infrastructure have earned certified status by HITRUST for information security.
HITRUST r2 Certification demonstrates that the organization’s web hosting and mailing services data systems have met demanding regulatory compliance and industry-defined requirements and are appropriately managing risk. This achievement places Coffey Communications 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.
“Organizations like ours face mounting pressure to meet increasingly complex security, compliance, and privacy requirements that encompass both technical and procedural elements, such as NIST, ISO, and COBIT,” said Mike Glencross, Chief Information Security Officer at Coffey Communications. “Achieving and maintaining HITRUST r2 Certification demonstrates our unwavering commitment to protecting systems, data, and information at the highest level.
The certification process is both rigorous and comprehensive, involving a detailed review of all HITRUST controls implemented within our organization. Each year, the framework evolves to address emerging risks, such as the inclusion of risk treatment strategies and AI-related controls. The certification process, conducted by an independent, certified third-party assessor, typically takes 3-5 months to complete annually. While the process is demanding, the investment of time, effort, and resources ensures that Coffey maintains the highest level of security for our organization and the clients we serve.”
“Without consistency, transparency, and reliability, an information security assessment can’t provide the requisite level of assurances needed to make important business decisions. That’s why we focus on producing the highest quality reports available,” said Vincent Bennekers, Vice President, Quality at HITRUST. “Achievement of a HITRUST r2 Certification is an assurance that Coffey Communications takes compliance and information risk management seriously.”
About Coffey Communications
Coffey Communications is a leading, full-service healthcare marketing firm with deep industry expertise. We help hospitals, health systems and health insurance companies grow their brands, their reach and their impact. Since 1975, we've been developing strategies, producing content and delivering creative services that inspire action. We're innovators, constantly scanning the future healthcare landscape to give our clients the right solutions to meet their marketing goals.
Throughout the history of the company, we've been guided by one mission: to communicate health and healthcare information for the enrichment of people's lives.