HITRUST Risk-Based, 2-year (r2) certification demonstrates NJII is committed to the highest level of information protection assurance to protect sensitive data
Newark, NJ (July 18, 2024) – New Jersey Innovation Institute (NJII), a New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) subsidiary, today announced its second consecutive certification status by HITRUST for information security for its key implemented systems. NJII earned its first certification in May of 2022 and renewed its status by undergoing another validated assessment for 14 months.
HITRUST Risk-based, 2-year (r2) Certification demonstrates that the organization has met demanding regulatory compliance and industry-defined requirements and is appropriately managing risk. This achievement places NJII 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.
“As a company with cutting-edge information security solutions and services, it’s important to meet complex compliance, information protection, and privacy requirements,” said Sairaj K. Setty, NJII Senior Director of Information Technology & Security. “We are pleased to demonstrate to the industry and our customers the highest standards for data protection and information security by achieving the rigorous HITRUST r2 Certification.”
As an independent corporation, NJII is uniquely positioned to be agile, entrepreneurial, and opportunistic. NJII is focused on accelerating technology, fostering innovation, and developing the workforce to have a positive economic impact in New Jersey. Through its divisions (AI/ML, Defense, Entrepreneurship, Healthcare, and Learning & Development), NJII provides a diverse set of services and technologies to both public and private sectors. HITRUST certification will support NJII in its efforts to provide the best quality of programs in a secure form.
“This certification sets our standard for our commitment to security as a leading health technology organization in New Jersey,” said Jennifer D’Angelo, NJII COO & Executive VP of Healthcare. “HITRUST certification and the stature it places us in supports our ability to continue to seek additional funding opportunities such as the Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Medicaid Enterprise System (MES) certification that ultimately allows us to better serve providers, patients, and the healthcare community.”
The NJII Healthcare Division supports programs that aim to revolutionize healthcare through data-driven transformation. The team is focused on improving patient experience and population health while reducing the cost of healthcare with innovation, technology, and metrics.
“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 NJII is taking the most proactive approach to cybersecurity, data protection, and risk management.”
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