This issue of Journal of Legal Medicine features several important articles related to a wide range of legal medicine topics. First is a detailed review by John Barkett, a long-time commentator on the Roberts Court, of the Supreme Court’s decisions during the last term relating to health law and legal medicine. Next is Dr. Ashley Eltorai’s article, which provides an analysis and commentary on the medical malpractice risks associated with sedation services provided by non-anesthesiologists. Dr. Jacob Appel then offers a thoughtful patient-centered proposal for reforming decisional capacity assessments in the clinical setting. Finally, elaborating on her 2022 presentation at the ACLM conference, Dr. Sandra Johnson shares her insights about the regulatory landscape of artificial intelligence in healthcare.
The Journal of Legal Medicine strongly encourages intellectual discourse about important issues at the intersection of law and medicine. In the interest of pursuing higher learning about difficult subjects, authors may sometimes tackle controversial topics or express controversial opinions in their writing. The views expressed by the authors are those of the authors themselves and do not necessarily represent the views of the Journal editorial board or the American College of Legal Medicine.
Joseph D. Piorkowski, Jr., DO, JD, MPH, FCLM