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DSM — Hospital EHR Go-Live

Sixteen build and assurance activities for an electronic health record go-live, computing that the project plan's build order carries 5 rework loops and that only 2 survive partitioning, inside a five-activity order-set/interface/testing block and the medication–allergy dictionary pair.

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Hospital EHR go-live — build dependenciesProcess DSM · IR/FAD — read across a row for that element's inputs; marks above the diagonal are feedback.As declared2322222232233223233232332Governance sign-off1Workflow redesign2Order set build3Medication catalogue4Allergy dictionary5HL7 interface build6Device integration7Data migration8Downtime procedures9Role-based access10Training curriculum11Super-user recruitment12Integration testing13Clinical simulation14Cutover rehearsal15Go-live16Governance sign-offWorkflow redesignOrder set buildMedication catalogueAllergy dictionaryHL7 interface buildDevice integrationData migrationDowntime proceduresRole-based accessTraining curriculumSuper-user recruitmentIntegration testingClinical simulationCutover rehearsalGo-livePartitioned sequence232222223223322323323233212Governance sign-off1Workflow redesign2Medication catalogue3Allergy dictionary4Role-based access5HL7 interface build6Device integration7Integration testing8Order set build9Data migration10Downtime procedures11Training curriculum12Super-user recruitment13Clinical simulation14Cutover rehearsal15Go-live16Governance sign-offWorkflow redesignMedication catalogueAllergy dictionaryRole-based accessHL7 interface buildDevice integrationIntegration testingOrder set buildData migrationDowntime proceduresTraining curriculumSuper-user recruitmentClinical simulationCutover rehearsalGo-liveinout051622112322213332222132223131305 feedback marks reduced to 2 across 2 iteration blocks.16 activities · 34 dependency marks · density 14% · 9 sequenced stages · largest block 5Sequence runs top-left to bottom-right; 2 remaining feedback marks sit inside the boxed blocks.Highest fan-out: Workflow redesign (feeds 6) · highest fan-in: Order set build (needs 3)Block 1 · positions 3–4 · Medication catalogue, Allergy dictionaryBlock 2 · positions 6–10 · HL7 interface build, Device integration, Integration testing, Order set build, Data migrationdependencystrength 3feedback (rework)iteration blockdiagonal (self)

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title "Hospital EHR go-live — build dependencies"
mode process
convention ir-fad

activities: Governance sign-off, Workflow redesign, Order set build, Medication catalogue
activities: Allergy dictionary, HL7 interface build, Device integration, Data migration
activities: Downtime procedures, Role-based access, Training curriculum, Super-user recruitment
activities: Integration testing, Clinical simulation, Cutover rehearsal, Go-live

Workflow redesign      <- Governance sign-off(2)
Order set build        <- Workflow redesign(3), Medication catalogue(2), Integration testing(2)
Medication catalogue   <- Governance sign-off, Allergy dictionary(2)
Allergy dictionary     <- Medication catalogue(2)
HL7 interface build    <- Workflow redesign(2), Data migration(2)
Device integration     <- HL7 interface build(3), Workflow redesign
Data migration         <- Governance sign-off, Order set build(2)
Downtime procedures    <- Workflow redesign(2), Role-based access
Role-based access      <- Workflow redesign(3), Governance sign-off
Training curriculum    <- Workflow redesign(3), Order set build(2), Role-based access
Super-user recruitment <- Training curriculum(2), Governance sign-off
Integration testing    <- HL7 interface build(3), Device integration(2), Role-based access
Clinical simulation    <- Integration testing(3), Training curriculum(3), Super-user recruitment(2)
Cutover rehearsal      <- Clinical simulation(3), Downtime procedures(2), Data migration(3)
Go-live                <- Cutover rehearsal(3), Super-user recruitment(2), Integration testing