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Hospitals face a compliance crackdown on credit card security

por Dan Conley, Principal, Beacon Communications | May 17, 2016
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One health system with nine hospitals throughout Northern Michigan, Munson Healthcare, is moving forward with a coordinated strategy to comply with the PCI-DSS and protect their patients’ data: “We are committed to ensuring the most secure environment for our patients when they pay by credit card. OnPlan’s P2PE solution is a critical component in our long-term strategy to securely capture card data at our Call Centers and points of service,” remarked Lori Weedon, Corporate Director, Revenue Cycle, at Munson Healthcare.

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As patients put more of their rising deductibles on credit cards, hackers are coming up with new strategies to steal that data. Health systems and hospitals must anticipate and thwart their efforts with more sophisticated solutions.

They must also recognize the dangers posed by non-compliance with the standards meant to keep hospitals a step ahead of the hackers. P2PE encryption and tokenization are two ways to protect cardholder data, retain patient trust, and meet those security standards.

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