Health IT Security January 20, 2022
Maintaining PCI compliance and HIPAA compliance can help healthcare organizations protect all forms of patient data, from medical information to credit card numbers.
The Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) and HIPAA both protect data in different domains. Just as HIPAA safeguards protected health information (PHI), PCI standards aim to protect credit card data. Since healthcare entities typically handle both PHI and financial data, they are responsible for both PCI compliance and HIPAA compliance.
To John Talaga, EVP of healthcare at Flywire, and David King, Flywire’s CTO, PCI standards and HIPAA intersect due to their shared interest in protecting sensitive data. The combination of healthcare data and credit card data create a target-rich environment that draws in...