Preferred Health Technology Joins PCI Security Standards Council

As a participating organization of the PCI Security Standards Council, Columbia, SC.-based Preferred Health Technology Inc. (PHT) will work with the council to evolve the PCI Data Security Standard (DSS) and other payment card data protection standards.

The PCI DSS, endorsed by American Express, Discover Financial Services, JCB International, MasterCard Worldwide and Visa Inc., requires merchants and service providers that store, process or transmit customer payment card data to adhere to information security controls and processes that ensure data integrity, according to the provider of electronic payment and transaction-processing services for the health care industry.

PHT will have access to the latest payment card security standards from the council, be able to provide feedback on the standards and become part of a growing community that now includes more than 500 organizations, according to PHT.