Assessing staff awareness and effectiveness of educational training on IT security and privacy in a large healthcare organization.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The increased use of health information systems and information technology (IT) in healthcare heightens the risk of security and privacy breaches. Necessary measures such as effective IT training and education are required to meet the challenges of protecting patient information.

Purpose

The objective of the study was to determine the effectiveness of existing educational and awareness modules in delivering the key messages around IT security and privacy.

Methods

The study was conducted in a large healthcare organization in Western Canada from September 2016 to March 2017. Using proportionate stratified random sampling, an online survey was distributed to all professional groups including clinical and non-clinical staff. In total, 586 participants responded

SUBMITTER: Arain MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6331063 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature