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As of April 2003 all healthcare facilities and institutions must demonstrate that they have "Reasonably Safeguarded" protected health information (PHI) from intentional or unintentional use or disclosure, including verbal or oral transmission of the information. This is  according to HIPAA rule 164.530(c) (2), and includes Hospitals, Physicians, Counselors, Pharmacies, Billing and insurance agencies and even most employers.

There is one HIPAA issue that is widely misinterpreted, and has created a vacuum that needs to be addressed. HHS (Health and Human Services) declared that the HIPAA rule appears to be to relaxed when referring to the requirements on "incidental use or disclosure"

However, a closer look reveals that Oral Privacy is an area of significant exposure, and requires attention and solutions for all covered entities and insurers. This caused the change in the above HIPAA rule to state that "Any disclosure of PHI that occurs as a result of a failure to apply "Reasonable Safeguards"...IS a violation to this rule.

In December of 2000, the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) also declared that the same laws and precautions afforded to paper and electronic information must apply to verbal or oral communications as well.

The Voice Arrest™ system was designed with the above mentioned rules and laws in mind. By meeting all requirements for HIPAA, ISO, ANSI, ASTM, HHS and OCR the Voice Arrest™ system complies and meets the "Reasonableness" test and provides the "Best Practice" to follow.

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