Empower By Össur Achieves HITRUST Risk-based, 2-year Certification to Further Mitigate Risk in Third-party Privacy, Security, and Compliance
HITRUST Risk-based, 2-year Certification Validates Össur is Committed to Meeting Key Regulations and Protecting Sensitive Information
FOOTHILL RANCH, CA., December 19, 2022 – Össur, a global leader in the orthotics and prosthetics (O&P) industry with a rich history of ground-breaking clinical innovations, today announced its Empower by Össur program has earned Certified status for information security by HITRUST.
HITRUST Risk-based, 2-year (r2) Certified status demonstrates that the organization’s Empower by Össur program has met key regulations and industry-defined requirements and is appropriately managing risk. This achievement places Össur 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 and programs like Empower by Össur are continually under pressure to meet complex compliance and privacy requirements that include technical and process elements such as NIST and ISO. We are pleased to demonstrate to our customers the highest standards for data protection and information security by achieving HITRUST Risk-based, 2-year Certification.”
Mark Tymchenko, Össur’s Vice President of Bracing & Supports
“The HITRUST Assurance Program is the most rigorous available, consisting of a multitude of quality assurance checks, both automated and manual. The fact that Empower by Össur has achieved HITRUST Risk-based, 2-year Certification attests to the high quality of their information risk management and compliance program.”
Bimal Sheth, Executive Vice President, Standards Development & Assurance Operations, HITRUST
About Empower by Össur
Empower is a fully automated, fully customizable DMEPOS Practice and Workflow Management Solution designed to streamline processes and maximize financial performance for today’s successful medical office. It combines the best in real-time inventory management, reimbursement and consulting services within one platform for a complete day-to-day solution. Empower by Össur is a cloud hosted solution in Microsoft’s Azure platform in the U.S.
Empower by Össur is fully HIPAA compliant and compatible with HL-7 data sharing standards. The team at Empower by Össur has over six decades of practice management consulting experience, with a dedicated account manager assigned to provide support and service to each practice on an ongoing basis. To date, the team has processed nearly 4 million orders and supported over 87,000 physicians in over 4,800 billing locations, collecting more than $350 million in reimbursements.
About Össur
Össur (Nasdaq Copenhagen: OSSR) is a global leader in non-invasive orthopaedics that helps people live a Life Without Limitations®. A recognized “Technology Pioneer” with a rich 50-year history, Össur focuses on improving people’s mobility through the delivery of innovative technologies in Prosthetics and Bracing & Supports. Significant investment in research and development have led to over 2,000 patents, award-winning designs, successful clinical outcomes, and consistently strong market positions. Össur is signatory to the UN Global Compact, UN Women’s Empowerment Principles, contributes to the UN Sustainable Development Goals and became Carbon Neutral in 2021. Össur operates globally and employs about 4,000 employees. www.Össur.com