GDPR status check: Healthcare faces daunting challenges

The industry is faring worse than others in complying with the European Unions General Data Protection Rules, one expert says. After four years of preparation and debate in the European Union Parliament, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force in May 2018. Now, as the one-year anniversary of the most important shift in data privacy regulation in 20 years approaches, widespread changes are already being felt in the healthcare industry, which is facing multiple challenges to protect sensitive...