Healthcare IT Today November 4, 2020
Data from a recent research study suggests that the subcultures in which nurses, doctors and healthcare support staff work can have a big influence on whether they’re likely to comply with healthcare information security policies. Healthcare organizations could face a higher risk of data breaches if they don’t address those differing work styles in their security plans, researchers concluded.
The researchers, whose work was published in Information Systems Research, worked with Temple University, Georgia State University, Wellstar Kennestone Hospital and Emory University School of Medicine to look at the extent to which people working in these organizations were complying with information security policies.
The initiative, which examined infosec compliance among physicians, nurses and staffers over several years, posted a researcher...
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