Articles tagged: HITRUST
4 articles on HITRUST from the Top Floor insights library.
2026-08-25
How Long Does HITRUST Take?
HITRUST publishes a duration for two of its three assessments and none for the third, and the Assessment Handbook fixes several clocks that no amount of readiness can shorten: a 90-day fieldwork cap, a 90-day control incubation period and a reserved QA block. Here is the calendar for each tier, sourced to HITRUST.
2026-08-25
What Does HITRUST Certification Cost?
HITRUST certification is three separate bills: the MyCSF subscription and report credit paid to HITRUST, the authorised assessor's fee, and your own readiness and remediation effort. HITRUST publishes the structure of the first and, on every page we could fetch, no price. What each bill covers, and our own planning figures.
2026-08-22
HITRUST e1 vs i1 vs r2: Which One Do You Actually Need?
HITRUST publishes the control counts: 43 for e1, 182 for i1, and a tailored set for r2, which is the only one valid for two years. The tier you need is the one your customer's contract names, and the cost sources disagree more than they admit.
2026-08-22
Do You Need HITRUST, or Is SOC 2 Enough for Healthcare?
If a contract names HITRUST, SOC 2 will not substitute, because one is a scored certification and the other is an auditor's opinion. If no contract names it, the numbers say start with SOC 2 and documented HIPAA compliance.