Examining The Factors For Non-Compliance Of Saudi Health Organizations For E-Health Security And Privacy

Abstract

Recently, there has been increasing concern about the security of patient data and the impact of Saudi health organizations’ non-compliance with privacy and electronic health security regulations. However, there is a limited number of studies related to security compliances in Saudi healthcare organizations. This research aims to study the challenges of security compliance standards in hospitals for patient data security and privacy in the Saudi Arabian healthcare sector. Healthcare facilities of all sizes need help in maintaining security rule compliance. Analysis of factors influencing complete adherence to security rule compliance has begun as part of the non-compliance study. Various theoretical frameworks and conceptual models have been used in previous studies to help small and medium healthcare facilities comply with security compliance successfully. In addition, there is a demand to utilize security compliance frameworks in hospitals, and national security standards are essential for protecting patient data. Therefore, this study intends to investigate the factors that lead to non-compliance with E-Health security and privacy in Saudi health organizations. A set of hypotheses were developed to achieve the study’s goal. Furthermore, the study follows a quantitative approach to evaluate the proposed model and hypotheses. Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) is employed to analyze the users’ responses, and the IBM analysis of moment structures (AMOS) is used to validate the research model. The findings suggest that understanding management support, security awareness, security culture, and computer self-efficacy is essential to ensure compliance with the security rules.

Keywords: Security compliance, E-health security, data privacy, data protection, security non-compliance