Astrata Achieves HITRUST r2 Certification Demonstrating the Highest Level of Information Protection Assurance

HITRUST r2 Certification validates Astrata is committed to strong cybersecurity and protecting sensitive data.

Pittsburgh, PA, September 3, 2024 – Astrata, a leading provider of NLP and data analytics software for the healthcare quality industry, today announced that Astrata’s Chart Review, Constellation, Quality Navigator and eMeasure, residing at Amazon Web Services (AWS) US East 2; Facility – AWS US East 2 (Data Center) managed by AWS located in Ohio, United States of America, AWS US East-1; Facility – AWS US East-1 (Data Center) managed by AWS located in N. Virginia, United States of America,  AWS US West 1; Facility-AWS US West 1 (Data Center) managed by AWS located in California, United States of America and AWS US West 2; Facility – AWS US West 2 (Data Center) managed by AWS located in Oregon, United States of America, have earned certified status by HITRUST for information security.

HITRUST r2 Certification demonstrates that the organization’s data security and infrastructure unit has met demanding regulatory compliance and industry-defined requirements and is appropriately managing risk. This achievement places Astrata 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 are continually under pressure to address current and emerging threats and meet complex compliance, information protection, and privacy requirements,” said Girish Chavan, CTO at Astrata. “We are pleased to demonstrate to our customers the highest standards for data protection and information security by achieving the rigorous HITRUST r2 Certification.”

“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 Astrata takes compliance and information risk management seriously.”

“The HITRUST Assurance Program is rigorous and reliable because of the comprehensiveness of control requirements, depth of review, and consistency of oversight,” said Bimal Sheth, Executive Vice President, Standards Development & Assurance Operations at HITRUST. “HITRUST r2 Certification demonstrates Astrata is taking the most proactive approach to cybersecurity, data protection, and risk management.”

About Astrata

Astrata is a digital quality company offering a suite of products and services for health plans and value-driven providers moving from paper-based clinical quality measures to digital clinical quality measures, as required by NCQA and CMS. Astrata’s products make it possible to better measure and improve healthcare quality, a foundation for moving to value-based care. Astrata’s value propositions include dramatic efficiency gains, higher clinical quality rates, and increased quality bonus payments.