Fruit Street Health's Telehealth Software Platform for its Diabetes Prevention Program Achieves HITRUST CSF® Certification
Fruit Street, the leading telehealth provider of the CDC's Diabetes Prevention Program, today announced its Telehealth Software Platform for its Diabetes Prevention Program has earned Certified status for information security by HITRUST.
NEW YORK, April 26, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Fruit Street Health, the leading telehealth provider of the CDC's Diabetes Prevention Program, today announced its Telehealth Software Platform for its Diabetes Prevention Program has earned Certified status for information security by HITRUST.
HITRUST CSF Certified status demonstrates that Fruit Street's Telehealth Software Platform for its Diabetes Prevention Program has met key regulatory requirements and industry-defined requirements and is appropriately managing risk. This achievement places Fruit Street Health 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.
"Health plans and self-insured employers can now scale the diabetes prevention program to their population with Fruit Street while also being assured that the security and privacy of their population is being protected. The HITRUST CSF Certified Status that we have obtained is evidence of Fruit Street's commitment to protecting the personal health information of our users," said Laurence Girard, CEO of Fruit Street.
"HITRUST has been working with the industry to ensure the appropriate information protection requirements are met when sensitive information is accessed or stored in a cloud environment. By taking the steps necessary to obtain HITRUST CSF Certified status, Fruit Street is distinguished as an organization that people can count on to keep their information safe," said Ken Vander Wal, Chief Compliance Officer, HITRUST.
About Fruit Street
Fruit Street Health (http://www.fruitstreet.com) is the only HITRUST CSF Certified company delivering the CDC's Diabetes Prevention Program via telehealth and live video group conferencing with registered dietitians. Participants are also issued a wireless scale, Fitbit, and can take pictures of their food in the Fruit Street mobile application. The diabetes prevention program is designed to help individuals with pre-diabetes lose 5-10% of their weight to reduce their risk for Type 2 diabetes. Self-insured employers and health plans deliver Fruit Street to their population to prevent diabetes and reduce healthcare costs.
Fruit Street Media Contact:
Lindsey Sacks
Chief Marketing Officer
Fruit Street
http://www.fruitstreet.com
Lindsey.Sacks(at)Fruitstreet.com
SOURCE Fruit Street Health
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