INFLUENCE OF INFORMATION SECURITY AWARENESS ON SECURITY OF ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS IN TANZANIAN PUBLIC HOSPITALS

This paper aimed to assess the influence of information security awareness on security of electronic health records (EHRs) in Tanzanian public hospitals. The study was designed using explanatory hypothesis-testing survey with quantitative approach. The study population were public hospitals in Tanzania and sampled six public hospitals from each country zone. The sample included 300 respondents who were a key EHRs users such as medical doctors, IT officers, nurses, pharmacists, laboratory technologists, record officers and administrative officers from the selected public hospitals in Tanzania. Data was collected using online survey questionnaire. The results revealed a positive statistically significant influence of information security awareness (ISA) on Security of EHRs in Tanzanian public hospitals, (p<0.01). Based on this finding it was recommended that information security awareness be conducted on regular basis to ensure involvement of all employees in securing Electronic Health Records. Further, the study recommend that the training should be monitored to ensure its effectiveness in meeting the security control goals.