HITRUST Risk-based, 2-year Certification validates Provider Network Solutions is committed to meeting key regulations and protecting sensitive information.

Provider Network Solutions, a leading Premier Value-Based Specialty Organization managing over 3.5 million lives, today announced that the operational infrastructures and facilities that support the organizations’ claims systems platforms has earned Certified status for information security by HITRUST.

HITRUST Risk-based, 2-year (r2) Certified status demonstrates that the organization has met key regulations and industry-defined requirements and is appropriately managing risk. This achievement places Provider Network Solutions 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.

“PNS continuously strives to meet complex compliance and privacy requirements that include technical and process elements such as NIST and ISO,” said Dr. Jose A. Pelayo, CEO at Provider Network Solutions. “We are delighted to announce PNS has earned the HITRUST Risk-based, 2-year Certification, achieving the highest standard of data protection and information security.”

“HITRUST knows that without a sufficient level of reliability, an assurance report doesn’t provide the requisite level of assurances as required to make important business decisions. That’s why we focus on producing the highest quality reports available,” said Vincent Bennekers, Vice President of Quality, HITRUST. “The achievement of a HITRUST Risk-based, 2-year Certification provides reliable assurances that Provider Network Solutions is taking information risk management and compliance seriously.”

Provider Network Solutions (PNS) was established in Florida in 1998, it serves as a prominent Value-Based Specialty organization, managing 3.5 million lives and connecting payors with over 3,150 Specialty Medical Providers in Dermatology, Podiatry, Orthopedics, and Pain Management. PNS is focused on providing member access and improving clinical outcomes through advanced analytics, specialty risk management expertise, and compliance with accreditation standards and information systems security guidelines. PNS is profoundly focused on providing member access and improving clinical outcomes by aligning to the adherence of regulatory requirements – yielding over 97% of Provider and Health Plan retention over its 24 years in business.

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