Empower By Össur Achieves HITRUST CSF® Certification Renewal to Further Mitigate Risk In Third-Party Privacy, Security And Compliance
HITRUST CSF Certification Renewal Validates Össur is Committed to Meeting Key Regulations and Protecting Sensitive Information
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 renewed Certified status for information security by HITRUST.
HITRUST CSF 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 CSF helps organizations address these challenges through a comprehensive and flexible framework of prescriptive and scalable security controls.
“Organizations and programs like Empower by Össur are under more pressure than ever to meet complex compliance and privacy requirements that include technical and process elements such as NIST, ISO, and COBIT,” said Mark Tymchenko, Össur’s Vice President of Bracing & Supports. “We are pleased to demonstrate to our customers the highest standards for protecting sensitive data and information by achieving HITRUST CSF Certification.”
“The HITRUST CSF Assurance Program is the most rigorous available, consisting of a multitude of quality assurance checks, both automated and manual,” said Bimal Sheth, Vice President of Assurance Services, HITRUST. “The fact that Össur has achieved HITRUST CSF Certification for its Empower by Össur program attests to the high quality of their information risk management and compliance program.”
About Empower by Össur
A fully automated, fully customizable web-based DMEPOS Practice and Workflow Management Solution, Empower by Össur combines reimbursement, real-time inventory management and consulting services within a single paperless platform, providing a complete day-to-day practice management solution. Empower by Össur is fully HIPAA compliant and compatible with HL-7 data sharing standards. It also is one of the few platforms in the world to have earned the elite HITRUST-CSF certification for its secure cloud-based file storage system. 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 3 million orders and supported over 87,000 physicians in collecting more than $250 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 will be carbon neutral in 2021. Össur operates globally and employs about 3500 employees.