HITRUST r2 Certification validates Kinetik’s excellence in cybersecurity and risk management

Kinetik Healthcare Solutions, Inc., which empowers care through its integrated healthcare transportation infrastructure, today announced that its Revenue Cycle Management and Trip Scheduler platforms have achieved HITRUST risk-based, two-year (r2) Certification. This prestigious certification demonstrates Kinetik’s commitment to managing risk, meeting compliance requirements, and upholding the highest data protection and information security standards.

Achieving the HITRUST r2 Certification validates that Kinetik Healthcare Solutions has successfully met key regulations and industry-defined requirements across its critical platforms. It places Kinetik in an elite group of organizations worldwide, showcasing its dedication to protecting sensitive healthcare information.

“Organizations like ours are continually under pressure to address current and emerging threats and meet complex compliance, information protection, and privacy requirements,” said Michelle Moreno, VP of Security & Compliance at Kinetik Healthcare Solutions, Inc. “As the landscape of cybersecurity threats evolves, we are proud to demonstrate our commitment to robust information protection standards by achieving this rigorous HITRUST certification.”

The HITRUST r2 Certification includes a thorough assessment of federal and state regulations, standards, and frameworks, ensuring that Kinetik meets the highest level of security and compliance. The HITRUST Assurance Program helps organizations address security and data protection challenges through a comprehensive and flexible framework of prescriptive and scalable security controls.

“Without consistency, transparency, and reliability, an information security assessment can’t provide the necessary assurances to make important business decisions. That’s why we focus on producing the highest quality reports available,” said Vincent Bennekers, Vice President of Quality at HITRUST. “Achieving HITRUST r2 Certification assures that Kinetik Healthcare Solutions, Inc. takes compliance and information risk management seriously.”

This accomplishment reinforces Kinetik’s role as a trusted partner in the healthcare ecosystem. It ensures that the highest data protection standards are maintained as it continues to innovate and empower the healthcare transportation industry.

For more information, please read The HITRUST 2024 Trust Report.

About Kinetik

Kinetik is on a mission to modernize the non-emergency medical transportation (NEMT) marketplace, solving the industry’s most complex challenges — ensuring members can request and receive a medical ride in real-time, transportation providers are reimbursed promptly and health plans have complete visibility into every trip cycle. Kinetik’s end-to-end digitized infrastructure connects the entire NEMT ecosystem, allowing for seamless delivery of medical transportation services and improving access to care.

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