A case study of speech privacy in healthcare and other closed‐plan professional spaces Free

Speech privacy is of growing importance in everyday life. Most folks assume that their conversations will be confidential when the door is closed. The need for the measurement and rating of a room’s performance is driven by both consumer demand for respect of privacy, and by regulations such as HIPAA and GLBA. This case study will present field measurements of various professional spaces such as healthcare counseling, medical treatment rooms, and pastors’ offices and places of counseling in ministry.