Abstract
Understanding and improving phishing awareness is an important aspect of ensuring patient health information (PHI) is protected. Many health organizations require associates to complete annual training and supplement that training with simulated phishing email campaigns.
This poster will provide the results of a multiyear group of four studies in which health information (HI) professionals were provided various types of training and then tested on their susceptibility to simulated phishing emails. This will supplement the research on the viability of this method. And, this will present the findings by using real HI professionals (vs. college students).
We will provide a summary of suggestions for improvements to anti-phishing campaigns.
Department/Program
Psychology
Submission Type
in-person poster
Date
3-13-2026
Rights
Copyright the Author(s)
Recommended Citation
Challacombe, Darin and McElhiney, Elizabeth
(2026)
"Phishing Susceptibility Among Healthcare Workers: A Multiyear Study,"
SACAD: Scholarly Activities: Vol. 2026, Article 136.
Available at:
https://scholars.fhsu.edu/sacad/vol2026/iss2026/136
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