Full-service, cost-effective cybersecurity & compliance programs for healthcare
Fill the security and compliance gaps holding your organization back so you can focus on advancing your mission.
One Program for Cybersecurity & Compliance
Experienced Leadership
An experienced vCISO or vCPO helps develop and execute a cybersecurity and compliance strategy, incorporating industry best practices.
On-Demand Expertise
Immediate access to subject matter experts and managed security services from our 24/7 Security Operations Center (SOC) during escalation points.
Regulatory Framework
Programs are built on relevant healthcare industry standards and regulations, NIST Cybersecurity Framework, HIPAA, and 405(d) HICP.
Integrated Compliance
Compliance foundations, certification readiness, and ongoing security and risk management are provided in one cohesive program. Whether you need HIPAA Security and Risk Analysis, SOC 2, or HITRUST.
Managing complex cybersecurity and compliance operations can be difficult, if not impossible if you don’t have the required expertise or resources.
Whether in the early stages of building your organization, growing to the next level, or simply expanding into the healthcare industry, your cybersecurity and compliance program must meet healthcare’s nuanced requirements.
The ClearAdvantage managed services program ensures you stay current on all relevant healthcare industry standards and regulations.
One program. Stages built to grow with you.
ClearAdvantage® | Protect
ClearAdvantage® | Launchpad
“You can’t know it all yourself; finding an expert focused on cybersecurity and compliance in healthcare to be your partner is so critical.”
– Terri Ripley, CIO, OrthoVA
Program Overview
Whether you are a healthcare provider protecting patients or a digital health company closing your next deal, ClearAdvantage fills the security and compliance gaps holding your organization back, so you can focus on advancing your mission, not managing the risks that threaten it. Led by dedicated healthcare security and compliance experts who understand the intricacies of risk management, regulatory scrutiny, and the demands of your specific market, ClearAdvantage delivers the ongoing program leadership, services, and technology that protect what matters most and scale as your organization grows.
ClearAdvantage Protect®
Protect |
Compliant and covered.
Foundation for providers building a defensible security and compliance program.
- vCISO / vCPO program leadership
- Governance, policies and procedures
- OCR-Quality Risk Analysis
- Strategic roadmap and tactical work plans
- Workforce training and security awareness
- Breach and incident response support
- Optional: vulnerability management, 24/7 managed threat detection and response, and Security Operations Center (SOC).
Protect Plus |
Active risk management with continuous protection.
For providers with resource-constrained operations who still need to meet growing payer, partner, and regulatory expectations.
- Everything in Protect, and:
- Risk response and vendor risk management
- HIPAA Privacy and Breach Notification assessment
- HIPAA Security non-technical evaluation
- Penetration testing and phishing assessments
- Cloud network assessment and design
- Full 24/7 managed threat detection and response with Security Operations Center (SOC).
Protect Premier |
Certified with security maturity.
Full-service program for providers or digital health companies with the most demanding certification and compliance requirements.
- Everything in Protect Plus, and:
- HITRUST and SOC 2 Type 1 or 2 readiness
- Static application security testing
- Secure software development lifecycle policies
- Web application penetration testing
- Cloud and on-premises infrastructure assessment
- AI governance framework aligned to ISO 42001
ClearAdvantage® | Launchpad
Startup |
Investor and pilot-ready.
Compliance foundation established for your first covered-entity relationship and Series A diligence.
- HIPAA framework alignment and documentation
- Foundational security policies and procedures
- OCR-Quality Risk Analysis, signed by a named expert
- Investor and client-ready security narrative
- Vulnerability management and endpoint threat detection
- Cloud security assessment
- Penetration testing with expert-guided remediation
Growth |
Managed and enterprise-ready.
Active risk management and SOC 2 certification for your first enterprise contracts.
- Everything in Startup, plus:
- Fractional vCISO hours and program leadership
- SOC 2 Type II readiness and certification
- Vendor risk management program
- Enterprise security questionnaire support
- Cloud security posture management
- Continuous monitoring and risk insights
Scale |
Certified and proven.
Full certification program and board-level reporting for Series B and beyond.
- Everything in Growth, plus:
- HITRUST e1/r2 readiness and certification
- SOC 2 Type II ongoing management
- AI governance framework aligned to ISO 42001
- Continuous monitoring integration
- Board and investor security reporting
- M&A diligence support
Why Clearwater
Most organizations don’t fail at security and compliance because they don’t care. They fail because they’re piecing it together from platforms that generate documents, vendors that own one piece of the problem, and internal teams stretched too thin to connect it all. The result is a program full of gaps that surface at exactly the wrong moment in a covered entity review, an investor diligence call, an OCR inquiry, or an enterprise procurement conversation.
Clearwater is built differently. Two decades of healthcare-native expertise, a named expert leading your program, and an integrated managed services model that fills every gap, connects every workstream, and scales with your organization. ClearAdvantage helps from compliance foundation to full certification, proving security maturity and the commitment to patient care and privacy.
Proven Trustworthiness
Trusted by the nation’s largest health systems, recognized as the industry leader in healthcare compliance and risk management. Supporting digital health companies in the most cost-effective way because we know covered entities and their risk concerns.
Leadership delivering Outcomes
With a Clearwater-named vCISO or vCPO leading your program, signing your risk analysis, and being accountable for outcomes, not just deliverables, you have our entire organization behind them and decades of experience to address concerns and gaps.
Expert-led security narrative and reporting for board, investor, and enterprise diligence conversations that unifies and validates security, compliance, and resiliency.
One Partner for Every Phase or Milestone
Our HIPAA standards are top-notch, with our OCR-Quality Risk Analysis having a 100% success rate on regulatory reviews.
One partner that you can count on for an integrated program covering HIPAA, SOC 2, HITRUST, and AI governance without rebuilding at every milestone.
Continuous Risk Management
Risk analysis to continuous risk management with accountability that a standalone compliance platform could never deliver. Visibility to the risk management activities with the IRM|Pro® award-winning SaaS platform, purpose-built for healthcare cybersecurity and compliance management. Data-driven intelligence with tech-enabled expertise.
Featured Experts
Clearwater consultants walk alongside your organization to optimize your cybersecurity for a sustainable future.
SME Highlight
Hal Porter CISSP, CCSP, C|CISO, Security+, CE
Hal Porter offers Clearwater customers over 25 years of experience in Information Technology and Information Security, including 18 years of […]
SME Highlight
Jacob Goodson, CISSP, CRISC, CISM, CISA
Jacob Goodson is a vCISO and Principal Consultant at Clearwater. He has over 20 years of experience, including over ten […]
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Featured Resources
Building Cybersecurity to Scale: Lessons from 25m Health’s DH Portfolio | Sep 17, 2026 | 12:00 PM CT
