SafeRide Health Achieves HITRUST Risk-based, 2-year (r2) Certification to Further Mitigate Risk in Third-Party Privacy, Security, and Compliance

HITRUST Risk-based, 2-year (r2) Certification validates SafeRide Health is committed to strong cybersecurity and meeting key regulations to protect sensitive data

SAN ANTONIO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--SafeRide Health, a leading provider of non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) technology and services today announced the SafeRide Manager transportation platform has earned certified status by HITRUST for information security.

HITRUST Risk-based, 2-year (r2) Certified status demonstrates that the organization’s intuitive and best-in-class SafeRide Manager transportation platform has met demanding regulatory compliance and industry-defined requirements and is appropriately managing risk. This achievement places SafeRide 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 Assurance Program helps organizations address security and data protection challenges through a comprehensive and flexible framework of prescriptive and scalable security controls.

“We are continually under pressure to address current and emerging threats and exceed compliance, information protection, and privacy requirements,” said Robbins Schrader, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder at SafeRide Health. “Data protection and information security is paramount. The HITRUST Risk-based, 2-year Certification reflects our commitment to these goals.”

“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, HITRUST. “HITRUST Risk-based, 2-year (r2) Certification demonstrates SafeRide Health is taking the most proactive approach to cybersecurity, data protection, and risk management.”

About SafeRide Health

SafeRide Health’s mission is to transform health outcomes for America’s most vulnerable by ensuring access to life-sustaining healthcare. SafeRide serves the nation’s leading Medicare Advantage, Managed Medicaid, integrated systems, providers and dialysis firms. SafeRide’s technology and services support over three million members annually spanning 48 contiguous states. SafeRide’s venture and client investment enables a long-term view, and we believe in transforming our industry. Across all our programs, we maintain a singular focus of improving member experience, driving enrollment, increasing adherence, and positively impacting STAR ratings. Learn more at www.saferidehealth.com or follow us on LinkedIn.