Health Care Ethical Boundaries in AI: Balancing Innovation with Compliance
By Marisol CookeDirector, Health Care Consulting Practice
Moss Adams (now Baker Tilly)
As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to reshape health care, offering predictive analytics, expanded patient engagement, and administrative efficiencies, ethical and compliance frameworks must evolve in parallel.
The promise of faster, data-driven clinical decisions comes with unprecedented ethical challenges that demand robust oversight. Health care organizations must navigate issues related to patient privacy, bias, accountability, and regulatory compliance to deliver AI-driven health care that remains ethical and legally sound.
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Tax Considerations in Analyzing Offers From Practice Groups
By Ralph LevySenior Partner, Health Law practice, Dickinson Wright
Although in prior articles in this publication, I addressed tax issues faced by physicians and other practice groups, the purpose of this article is to guide physicians and other medical professionals as they compare the taxes payable by them under completing offers to join practice groups. These tax consequences will vary depending on several factors, including whether the offer includes equity ownership and whether or not the group is organized as a professional corporation.
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Health Care Hits Different
By Craig B. GarnerFounder, Garner Health Law Corporation
Do not blame republicans, democrats or even private equity in the demise of health care reform. To be sure, hospitals continue to close around the nation, and President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act may prove to be the Affordable Care Act’s death knell, especially if the next budget eviscerates Medicaid and the health insurance exchanges. Health insurance circa 2026 may soon resemble its ancestry circa 2009, but the past 180 months were not a total loss. The survival of health care and hospitals is not dependent upon the fate of the Affordable Care Act nor the degree to which private equity remains involved. Indeed, for the 340 million people who call the United States home, life most likely will continue to begin and end within the four walls of the local hospital.
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Health Plan Financial Reports for California and Washington State
By David PeelPublisher and Editor, Healthcare News
We recently updated our financial reporting for health plans in California and Washington State. Click on the links below to see the numbers.