LockPath wins 2016 GRC Value Award for IT Governance, Risk Management and Compliance

SOURCE: LockPath

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. – Dec. 6, 2016 — LockPath, a leader in governance, risk management and compliance (GRC) solutions, today announced the company is being honored with the 2016 GRC Value Award for IT Governance, Risk Management and Compliance. The GRC Value Awards program recognizes real-world implementations for GRC programs and processes that have returned significant and measurable value to an organization.

Surescripts, a health services company that supports e-prescription, electronic transmission of prescriptions, and general health information exchange of medical records, transformed its IT risk, compliance and governance processes using the LockPath^® Keylight^® Platform, earning LockPath the award.

Surescripts purchased the Keylight Platform to better manage IT risks across the organization and to streamline processes to ultimately realize the value of improved risk management.

With Keylight, Surescripts can now gather key performance metrics from tools and assets across the enterprise to measure and trend risks. Surescripts configured Keylight to present consumable information to executive management and the board of directors on the rolling top five risks the company faces, as well as how risks have trended and how the risk profile has changed by quarter. The process of risk identification, risk acceptance and management support has decreased from six months to two weeks. This is estimated to be $30,000 in savings per risk, which, when multiplied across all risks, represents a significant impact on the bottom line.

“LockPath has demonstrated proven business value in IT GRC through its work with Surescripts,” said Michael Rasmussen, GRC Pundit for GRC 20/20 and internationally recognized expert. “These successes are a milestone toward advancing GRC maturity, enabling the organization to achieve greater efficiency, effectiveness, and agility in GRC processes and broader business operations.”

Using Keylight to manage IT GRC processes, Surescripts has achieved the following:

– More effective communication with the business, which leads to better and faster decisions.

– An efficient process for identifying and accepting risks and correlating those risks to business objectives and management controls.

– Regular reporting of risk trends to the board and to management, demonstrating understanding and management of risk.

– Improved accountability through standardized workflow to manage risk.

Surescripts is now able to contextualize risk at all levels of the company, thanks to Keylight. The improved communication and process of risk identification shows how efficient and agile Surescripts’ IT GRC program has become. The strengthened communication to the board on risk has improved the decision-making process. And the reporting of organizational metrics has made the ongoing risk management program efficient, effective, and agile.

“LockPath is honored to be recognized by GRC 20/20,” said Chris Caldwell, CEO of LockPath. “Keylight optimizes IT GRC processes, freeing up employees’ time for more strategic projects. Our work with Surescripts is just one example of how we are partnering with our customers to help them realize the potential of their IT GRC programs.”

Award recipients are acknowledged on the GRC 20/20 blog. To learn more about this award-winning case study and the Keylight Platform, visit lockpath.com.

About Surescripts

Surescripts is committed to unleashing the potential of American healthcare by creating a more connected and collaborative healthcare system. Our nationwide health information network connects doctor’s offices, hospitals, pharmacists, and health plans through an integrated and technology neutral platform. For more information, go to www.surescripts.com and follow at twitter.com/surescripts.

About GRC 20/20

GRC 20/20 is the authority in understanding how organizations implement GRC practices that are effective, efficient and agile. Through independent research and industry interaction, GRC 20/20 advises the entire ecosystem of GRC roles within organizations, technology and knowledge solution providers, and professional service firms. Organizations engage GRC 20/20 when they need insight, guidance and advice in dealing with a dizzying array of disruptive issues, challenges, processes, information and technologies while trying to maintain control of a distributed and dynamic business environment. Visit GRC 20/20 at grc2020.com and follow on twitter at @GRCPundit.

About LockPath

LockPath is a market leader in corporate governance, risk management, regulatory compliance (GRC) and information security (InfoSec) software. The company’s flexible, scalable and fully integrated suite of applications is used by organizations to automate business processes, reduce enterprise risk and demonstrate regulatory compliance to achieve audit-ready status. LockPath serves a client base of global organizations ranging from small and midsize companies to Fortune 10 enterprises in more than 15 industries. The company is headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas. For more information on LockPath and the Keylight platform, visit lockpath.com. Follow LockPath on LinkedIn and on Twitter at @LockPath and @KeylightGRC for the latest in industry, company and product news.