Explainers

Plain answers to questions physicians and practice leaders ask about AI in medicine. Every fact links to its source, each page shows the date it was last reviewed, and each ends with what would change the answer.

• Reviewed Sept 28, 2026Is ChatGPT HIPAA compliant?

  No software is HIPAA compliant on its own. HIPAA governs how doctors, hospitals, health plans and the companies working for them handle patient information, and a clinician at a HIPAA-covered practice or hospital generally may...

• Reviewed Sept 28, 2026Who is liable when an AI scribe makes an error?

  The clinician who signs the note, according to every medical board, malpractice insurer and scribe vendor statement found. No published court decision on an AI-written note was found as of Sept. 28, 2026.

• Reviewed Sept 28, 2026How does Medicare pay for AI?

  Software without its own billing code is paid within the service it supports, such as the scan or the hospital stay. A handful of AI services have their own codes and payment rates; in hospital outpatient departments, Medicare...