Fact · Voice privacy and security
The HIPAA Security Rule makes an accurate and thorough risk analysis of the risks to the confidentiality, integrity and availability of electronic protected health information a required implementation specification.
Checked against its source on October 16, 2026
In the source's own words
“Risk analysis (Required). Conduct an accurate and thorough assessment of the potential risks and vulnerabilities to the confidentiality , integrity , and availability of electronic protected health information”
45 CFR 164.308: Administrative safeguards, Legal Information Institute, Cornell Law School, 2026, 45 CFR 164.308(a)(1)(ii)(A).
Open the original- What it measures
- A dictation tool that touches patient information is a system covered by the entity's risk analysis, whether it runs in the cloud or on a device.
- What it does not show
- Required for covered entities and business associates; the rule does not name dictation specifically.
Source
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