Clearwater Compliance Auditor Profile

Clearwater, founded in 2009 and headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, is a cybersecurity and compliance firm focused almost exclusively on the healthcare sector. Originally known as Clearwater Compliance, the company now operates as Clearwater Security & Compliance following a rebrand, and has grown through acquisitions including its 2022 merger with CynergisTek and the purchase of TECH LOCK. In 2025, Sunstone Partners acquired a majority stake in the firm from Altaris.

Clearwater's core offerings include HIPAA risk analysis and compliance programs, HITRUST assessment services, SOC 2 support, and NIST-based security programs, alongside managed security services and consulting delivered to hospitals, health systems, digital health companies, and their business associates.

With roughly 300 professionals, Clearwater is one of the larger healthcare-dedicated compliance firms in the US and best serves mid-market and enterprise healthcare organizations that need deep regulatory expertise rather than a generalist assessor.