Healthcare IT News March 6, 2020
The Shared Responsibility Matrix aims to streamline the assurance process for privacy and security, helping assign responsibilities and reduce misunderstandings when healthcare organizations work with cloud service providers.
HITRUST has launched its new HITRUST Shared Responsibility Program and Matrix Version 1.0, which it touts as the first common model for managing and communication privacy and security responsibilities between cloud service providers and their customers.
WHY IT MATTERS
The new Matrix approach aims to clarify the roles and responsibilities regarding ownership and operation of security controls, according to HITRUST – automating and streamlining the assurance process when privacy and security controls are shared or inherited.
It’s part of HITRUST’s Shared Responsibility Program, which was launched to address the growing misunderstandings, risks and...