EDISON, N.J., April 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HealthEC, a leading provider of population health management solutions, announced today it has achieved full accreditation with the Outsourced Services Accreditation Program (OSAP) for its population health management (PHM) platform from the Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission (EHNAC). EHNAC’s OSAP accreditation recognizes excellence in health data processing and transactions as well as ensures compliance with industry-established standards and HIPAA regulations. Through OSAP accreditation, other EHNAC candidates who use HealthEC will not have to pay for additional site visits to the organization.
Through EHNAC’s comprehensive third-party review, HealthEC was evaluated in areas of privacy and security, technical performance, business practices and organizational resources as it relates to outsourcing policies and procedures. In addition, EHNAC reviewed the organization’s process of managing and transferring protected health information and determined that the organization meets or exceeds all EHNAC criteria and industry standards.
“There is a continuous need for healthcare organizations to outsource for various services. However, as they continue to be the target of the ever-evolving cybercriminal, a vendor’s dependability, and ability to securely handle protected health information (PHI) with integrity and effectiveness is a critical requirement for all associated business partners,” said Lee Barrett, executive director and CEO of EHNAC. “To be classified amongst the EHNAC OSAP-accredited organizations, HealthEC has dedicated time and effort to meet a high standard in the areas of privacy, security, and confidentiality of PHI as it relates to consent, authorization, authentication, access and audit procedures. We congratulate them on this achievement.”
“We are proud to achieve EHNAC’s OSAP certification for our platform. This certification is a meaningful validation of HealthEC’s efforts to continue to strengthen its information security and compliance practices,” said Louis Hyman, Chief Technology Officer of HealthEC. “Protecting our customers’ most sensitive healthcare data is key to putting our customers at the center of everything we do, and this certification is evidence of this commitment.”
“At HealthEC, we are always mindful of the real lives that exist behind the healthcare data we manage, and the importance of continuing to strengthen our compliance posture,” said Ani Bhat, General Counsel & Compliance Officer. “We believe that being an ethical steward of data is not just good for business, but the right thing to do. We are pleased to receive this certification from EHNAC.”
About HealthEC
HealthEC, LLC, cited as the 2019 Best in KLAS provider of population health management solutions, is on a mission to help its customers succeed with value-based care. HealthEC®, a single-platform solution, enables personalized healthcare by leveraging the power of connectivity and interoperability: connecting claims and clinical systems, enabling data-driven collaboration between payers and providers, and streamlining care coordination across the healthcare landscape. Organizations are empowered with comprehensive analytics and integrated, role-based tools that translate insights into strategies, address care gaps, and improve quality metrics. To learn more, visit us at Healthec.com, Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook.
About EHNAC
The Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission (EHNAC) is a voluntary, self-governing standards development organization (SDO) established to develop standard criteria and accredit organizations that electronically exchange healthcare data. These entities include accountable care organizations, data registries, electronic health networks, EPCS vendors, e-prescribing solution providers, financial services firms, health information exchanges, health information service providers, management service organizations, medical billers, outsourced service providers, payers, practice management system vendors, third-party administrators and trusted networks. The Commission is an authorized HITRUST External Assessor, making it the only organization able to provide both EHNAC accreditation as well as to conduct HITRUST CSF assessment services.
EHNAC was founded in 1995 and is a tax-exempt 501(c)(6) nonprofit organization. Guided by peer evaluation, the EHNAC accreditation process promotes quality service, innovation, cooperation and open competition in healthcare. To learn more, visit www.ehnac.org, contact info@ehnac.org, or follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube.
HealthEC Contact:
Laura Porto
732.652.1519
laura.porto@healthec.com