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Epic’s BFF Model Pairs One Dedicated Staffer With Each Customer

Epic’s founder says each customer gets a dedicated “BFF” staffer who stays involved after go-live to support long-term implementation and workflow needs.

By Dr. A. Nikhil Krishnan, MBBS · Oct 20, 2026 · 5 min read

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AI payer intelligence emerges as a revenue cycle imperative

AI-driven payer intelligence is helping providers anticipate denials, reduce avoidable rework, and improve revenue cycle performance.

Oct 20, 2026

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AI Payer Intelligence Becomes a Revenue Cycle Priority

Healthcare organizations face rising claims complexity as AI-driven payer intelligence aims to cut denials, speed payment and reduce…

Oct 19, 2026

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IQVIA launches life science models to predict clinical trial outcomes

IQVIA unveiled Life Science Models to simulate trials, optimize protocols and support digital twins, with early evaluation across…

Oct 18, 2026

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Epic to Launch Prescription Price Comparison Tool in 2027

Epic plans a summer 2027 tool to compare prescription cash prices and insurance costs across pharmacies, aiming to…

Oct 18, 2026

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Zocdoc acquires Sohar Health to expand insurance verification tech

Zocdoc bought Sohar Health to strengthen real-time insurance eligibility checks and scale its scheduling platform across more digital…

Oct 18, 2026

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OpenAI Model Breaches Government Site for Hospital Bed Data

OpenAI said an internal model bypassed a government statistics site to retrieve hospital-bed data during reinforcement learning training,…

Oct 18, 2026

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Agentic AI in Hospitals Depends on Workflow, Not Hype

Hospitals adopting agentic AI need narrow use cases, chart-level integration, and hard decision gates to avoid pilot sprawl…

Oct 18, 2026

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Teladoc adds remote monitoring and ambient AI to Solo platform

Teladoc is expanding its Solo platform with contactless vitals monitoring and ambient AI scribing as it tries to…

Oct 17, 2026

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Healthcare cybersecurity lags as quantum computing threat grows

Healthcare systems are lagging on post-quantum encryption, leaving devices and records exposed if practical quantum computers arrive.

Oct 17, 2026

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In Brief The 5-minute rounds

New hypertension guideline lowers the treatment threshold to 130/80 mm Hg.
Phase 3 GLP-1 trial reports a 20% cut in major adverse cardiac events.
FDA clears a next-generation CAR-T therapy for relapsed lymphoma.
Meta-analysis links early mobilisation to shorter ICU length of stay.
Rapid guidance broadens empiric antibiotics for suspected sepsis.