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Healthcare
How to build a prior authorization agent that meets the CMS rules for 2026 and 2027
What CMS-0057-F requires in 2026 and 2027, who must review a denial, and how to build a prior authorization agent on Google Cloud with nurse approval.
11 minute read
Healthcare
How to get ready for Gemini for healthcare while it is in preview
Gemini for healthcare is in US preview for Gemini Enterprise Standard and Plus. Here is what the BAA and Pre-GA terms mean for PHI, and what to do in 90 days.
10 minute read
AI agents
How to keep protected records out of an AI agent's reach
Filter in the store, give the agent its own narrow identity, mask identifiers in views, limit who can use it, and count what reached the model on every run.
6 minute read
AI agents
How to stop instructions hidden in documents from steering your AI agent
Narrow tools, fields extracted in code, injection screening with Model Armor, a person approving each action, and planted attacks, shown in our AML demo.
5 minute read
Data platforms
How to use BigQuery and Databricks together on one copy of your data
Use BigQuery for SQL and BI, add Databricks for Spark and ML, and share one copy of your data through Iceberg and catalog federation. Checked Nov 11, 2026.
11 minute read
Gemini Enterprise
How we put one workflow live on Gemini Enterprise in 30 days
Week by week, the licences, identity, roles, data access, testing and go-live gates that put one workflow live on Gemini Enterprise, and what sets the real date.
9 minute read
AI agents
How we test an AI agent before it does real work
An answer key written first, repeated runs, a prompt-only control on the same model, refusal tests and code that checks every number. With our run results.
10 minute read
Financial services
What examiners will ask about the AI agent in your AML investigations
OCC 2026-54 lists AML alert disposition as a high-risk AI use. Here is what examiners will ask about an investigation agent, the SAR clock and SAR drafts.
10 minute read
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