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

Accepted for presentation, QRS 2026 Industry Track

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 accepted CAST 2026 conference presentation

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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