qualified information security professionals from a variety of U.S. healthcare organizations
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
Original question: "Which of the following security framework(s) does your organization use? Please select all that apply."
Abbreviations:
HITRUST - Health Information Trust Alliance
COBIT - Control Objectives for Information and Related Technology
ISO - International Organization for Standardization
NIST - National Institute of Standards and Technology
Citation formats
Security framework(s) used by healthcare organizations U.S. 2018
This survey depicts the usage of security framework(s) used by healthcare organizations in the U.S. as of 2018. According to the survey, some 58 percent of respondents stated that their organizations use a NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) framework.
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