HITRUST CSF Compliance — Certifyi | e1, i1, r2 Assessments
HITRUST CSF v11

HITRUST CSF certification without three separate audits

HITRUST CSF harmonizes HIPAA, ISO 27001, NIST, and PCI DSS into a single control framework, assessed at e1, i1, or r2 tiers. Certifyi builds the harmonized control set once and evidences it for whichever assessment tier your healthcare or health-tech customers require.

Why HITRUST is different

Health-tech buyers want one certification, not three

HIPAA alone doesn't satisfy most health-tech enterprise buyers anymore — they want the harmonized assurance HITRUST provides.

01

Health plans and hospitals require it

Many large health plans and hospital systems now require HITRUST CSF certification specifically, not just a HIPAA attestation, before onboarding a vendor.

02

Choosing the wrong tier wastes budget

e1, i1, and r2 differ significantly in control count and assessment depth — scoping the wrong tier means re-doing work or over-paying for assurance you don't need yet.

03

MyCSF evidence formatting is its own project

HITRUST's MyCSF platform has specific evidence and scoring requirements that don't map directly from a generic GRC tool.

04

Harmonization is easy to claim, hard to execute

Mapping one control set across HIPAA, ISO 27001, and NIST requires genuine cross-framework expertise, not a spreadsheet of citations.

How Certifyi is different

One harmonized control set, any assessment tier

Build the underlying controls once; Certifyi maps them to whichever HITRUST tier you need.

e1, i1, r2 tier scoping

Right-sized assessment scope based on what your customers actually require — not the most expensive tier by default.

Harmonized HIPAA/ISO/NIST controls

One control library mapped across all source frameworks, so work you do for HITRUST also strengthens your HIPAA and ISO 27001 posture.

MyCSF-ready evidence

Evidence collected and formatted for direct submission into the MyCSF platform, avoiding a manual re-formatting project before assessment.

Weekly expert check-ins

Compliance leads with health-tech experience guide control design and evidence collection every week of the engagement.

Your roadmap

The path to HITRUST CSF certification

A proven 3-phase process — exactly what happens, week by week.

Week 0-2: Tier Scoping & Gap Assessment

Confirm e1, i1, or r2 based on customer requirements, then baseline current controls against the harmonized framework.

Deliverable: Tier Scoping & Gap Report

Week 2-14: Control Build & Evidence Collection

Deploy harmonized controls and collect MyCSF-ready evidence with weekly expert review.

Deliverable: Harmonized control set

Week 14-20+: Assessment & Certification

Submit to MyCSF and support the external assessment through to certification.

Payment milestone: 50% due at certification
The business impact

What changes when you're HITRUST certified

One certification that opens health plan and hospital-system procurement, not three separate audits.

3-in-1

Frameworks harmonized

HIPAA, ISO 27001, and NIST controls unified into a single evidenced control set instead of three separate compliance projects.

e1 / i1 / r2

Tiers supported

Right-sized assessment scope based on what your specific customers require, avoiding over-scoped assurance spend.

14-20 wks

To certification

A structured, tier-scoped timeline instead of an open-ended engagement with a generalist consultant.

Common questions

HITRUST CSF, answered

HITRUST CSF (Common Security Framework) is a certifiable framework that harmonizes requirements from HIPAA, ISO 27001, NIST, PCI DSS, and other standards into a single control set, widely required by health plans and health systems in the U.S.

e1 (Essentials) is the lightest tier, covering foundational cybersecurity hygiene. i1 (Implemented) adds a broader, moderate-assurance control set. r2 (Risk-based) is the most comprehensive and rigorous tier, typically required for higher-risk engagements. Certifyi scopes the right tier based on what your customers actually require.

HITRUST doesn't replace your legal HIPAA obligations, but a HITRUST CSF certification demonstrates HIPAA-aligned controls (along with ISO 27001 and NIST alignment) to a level of assurance most health plans and hospital systems accept as sufficient vendor due diligence.

Typically 14-20 weeks depending on assessment tier, from initial gap assessment through external assessor certification, with weekly expert check-ins throughout.

Ready when you are

Get your HITRUST CSF scoping call

30 minutes to scope your assessment tier and get a fixed-price quote.

Pay-at-signoff pricing · 50% upfront, 50% when your auditor certifies

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