Datatel Releases Resource To Help Healthcare Providers In Ontario Understand how PHIPA Applies to their Payment Service Providers

Datatel Inc., a leader in IVR Payments and Payment Technology for over 20 years today announced the release of a resource focused on providing Healthcare Providers in Ontario with an understanding of PHIPA and how it applies to their Payment processing relationships.

Whether you operate a hospital, a dental practice, or any other type of healthcare service in Ontario you fall under the rules and regulations set forth in PHIPA. Also known as the Personal Health Information Protection Act, PHIPA’s focus lies in the regulation of Ontario’s health-information privacy and came into effect on November 1, 2004.

Datatel’s resource – How PHIPA Applies to Healthcare Providers and Payment Vendors covers:

• What Is PHIPA and Does It Apply to Payment Processing Vendors?
• Who Does PHIPA Cover?
• What Information Does PHIPA Cover?
• Interpretation of the roles of healthcare providers and payment service providers in relation to PHIPA
• Examples on how the rules apply

This resource can be found online at: https://www.datatel-systems.com/Articles/How-PHIPA-Applies-to-Healthcare-Providers-and-Payment-Vendors.aspx

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At Datatel, we empower businesses to de-risk their payment processes, helping them focus on being more agile, profitable, secure and successful. By leveraging our cutting-edge payment software solutions and PCI-focused services Datatel helps businesses significantly reduce the inherent vulnerabilities of handling credit card data by ensuring efficient operations, meeting payment card industry security requirements, and enabling them to focus on growth and their customers.

As a PCI Level 1 Service Provider and PCI SSC Associate Participating Organization, we are committed to safeguarding our customers payment ecosystems and advocating for payment security standards globally.

Twenty-seven years ago, we launched Datatel with the vision of delivering innovative interactive voice response and business process automation solutions to enterprises. As we evolved and grew, our focus homed in on secure payment software and secure phone payment solutions to help our clients achieve greater efficiencies and future proof their operations.

Datatel’s IVR Payments, Payment Technology, and transaction automation solutions are employed globally by thousands of businesses, healthcare providers, academic institutions, government, software companies, and service providers.

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