Practitioner-Developed Frameworks

Frameworks

Four practitioner-developed governance frameworks, each documented in dated papers or preprints, developed from frontline experience in regulated, multi-vendor healthcare software delivery.

RIG
Regulatory Interpretation Gap

Diagnoses the structural distance between regulatory mandate and technical specification, locating where compliance intent erodes across the translation chain.

Core Dimensions

  • Mandate ambiguity detection
  • Specification fidelity scoring
  • Vendor interpretation variance
  • Regulatory traceability mapping
Maturity

Defined and documented; formal peer review in progress

Future

AI-assisted interpretation alignment extension

ATL
Acceptance Translation Layer

Formalizes the mediation layer between regulatory intent and executable acceptance criteria across multi-vendor delivery environments.

Core Dimensions

  • Criteria formalization patterns
  • Cross-vendor normalization
  • Acceptance chain traceability
  • Release-gate governance protocols
Maturity

Defined and documented; formal peer review in progress

Future

Extension into a scored governance model

TCR
Testability Coverage Rate

A metric and scoring methodology quantifying the testable proportion of system behavior — distinct from test-pass rate or code coverage.

Core Dimensions

  • Testable-behavior identification
  • Coverage-vs-testability scoring
  • System-level aggregation
  • Industry-track measurement model
Maturity

Presented at QRS 2026 Industry Track, July 2026

Future

Empirical validation against production incident data

RRG
Release Readiness Governance

Identifies five recurring failure patterns between UAT sign-off and release stability, and proposes a governance checklist separating "tested" from "ready to release."

Core Dimensions

  • Failure-pattern classification
  • Readiness-vs-completion distinction
  • Governance checklist protocol
  • Post-UAT stability signals
Maturity

Developed for a practitioner article (submitted) and CAST 2026 conference presentation scheduled for August 2026

Future

Formalization into a scored model for academic submission

REGULATORY INTERPRETATION GAP DIAGNOSTIC FRAMEWORK · RIG ① REGULATORY MANDATE CMS / ACA / HIPAA statute ② POLICY INTERPRETATION Internal compliance guidance ③ REQUIREMENTS SPEC Technical requirements document ④ ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA UAT test conditions ⑤ DEPLOYED BEHAVIOR Production system outcome ACCEPTANCE TRANSLATION LAYER OPERATIONAL FRAMEWORK · ATL ATL GOVERNANCE LIFECYCLE INTAKE 1 FORM 2 NORM 3 TRACE 4 EXEC 5 GATE 6 Fig. 1 · RIG Translation Chain Fig. 2 · ATL Governance Lifecycle

The RIG framework (left) diagnoses where regulatory intent erodes across the delivery chain. The ATL framework (right) provides the structured governance response.

Working Paper · April 2026

The RIG & ATL Frameworks

Governance Structures for Regulated Healthcare Software Delivery

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