EU's GDPR privacy law is here: Are you certain your U.S. organization is compliant?

Healthcare IT News: The European Union's General Data Protection Regulation goes into effect today, May 25. U.S. healthcare providers who treat patients from any of the 28 EU countries should, by now, be familiar with the law and whether or not they need to be in compliance.

As part of GDPR, all businesses must gain affirmative consent from EU citizens before collecting their data. The result of violating the law can cost up to four percent of a company's annual revenue or 20 million Euros – whichever amount is higher.

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