By adding sound masking to a workplace, conversations are less noticeable, thus less distracting for visitors and employees alike.
At its most basic, a sound masking system includes a series of speakers installed in a grid-like pattern in the ceiling, plus a method of controlling the speakers’ output. The speakers produce an engineered ambient background sound that is comfortable and unobtrusive. This sound raises the non-distracting “background noise” – resulting in improved office environments and more speech privacy in the workplace.
In healthcare and patient-centric facilities where protecting patient health information is a concern, sound masking can be the best solution to meet your HIPAA oral privacy requirements — and the most cost-effective safeguard you can include. In addition, speech privacy is considered by many patients and doctors to be critical to patient satisfaction.
