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12-Dec-2023

Aegis Sciences Corporation Achieves HITRUST Risk-based, 2-year Certification Demonstrating the Highest Level of Information Protection Assurance

HITRUST Risk-based, 2-year (r2) Certification validates Aegis Sciences Corporation continues its commitment to strong cybersecurity and meeting key regulations to protect sensitive data.

NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aegis Sciences Corporation, a leading healthcare company that provides clinically innovative medication compliance testing and consulting services to providers, today announced that several of its applications* have once again achieved HITRUST (r2) Certification for information security.



HITRUST Risk-based, 2-year (r2) Certified status demonstrates that the organization’s Order Entry, Lab Intake Process, Lab Processing and Lab Resulting systems has met demanding regulatory compliance and industry-defined requirements and is appropriately managing risk. This achievement places Aegis Sciences Corporation 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.

Tim Ryan, Chief Information Officer at Aegis Sciences Corporation, stated, "Aegis has been HITRUST certified since December 2021. Our ongoing commitment is to meet stringent security, compliance, and privacy standards to safeguard patient information. Repeatedly achieving the highest level of HITRUST CSF Certification demonstrates to our customers that protecting sensitive data and information is of critical importance to us."

HITRUST Certification is globally recognized as validation that information security and privacy controls are effective and compliant with various regulations. HITRUST Certification is considered the gold standard because of the comprehensiveness and applicability of the control requirements, depth of the assurance process, and level of oversight that ensures accuracy,” said Jeremy Huval, Chief Innovation Officer, HITRUST. “Individually, each element exceeds most other programs, and collectively they make HITRUST Certification the most comprehensive, transparent, consistent, and highest quality assessment available.”

About Aegis Sciences Corporation

Founded in 1990, Aegis Sciences Corporation is a laboratory sciences company based in Nashville, Tenn., that provides science-driven testing and consulting services for clients such as healthcare providers, pharmaceutical companies, professional and amateur sports organizations, leading college and university athletic programs, Fortune 500 corporations, and government agencies throughout the United States. For more information, please visit http://www.aegislabs.com/.

*The certification is for Results and Patient Portal, HORIZON Lab Information Management System, Order Manager by Experian Health and Cloverleaf Integration Engine.


Contacts

Stephanie Protz
Aegis Sciences Corporation
stephanie.protz@aegislabs.com

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Last Updated: 12-Dec-2023