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From “Big Bang” to “Continuous Flow”: Why CI/CD is a clinical imperative

Dr. Mark Pratt | June 2026

In the world of healthcare IT, “update day” has historically been met with a mix of anticipation and anxiety. In this blog, Dr. Mark Pratt discusses how, with continuous integration and delivery, that doesn’t have to be the case.

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Glossary Terms

Ambient Listening

A subsection of technology that uses artificial intelligence and natural language processing tools to generate immediate documentation captured in real time from patient–provider conversations.

User Interface (UI)

The means by which users interact and use a specific mode of technology; In healthcare, this refers to the EHRs screens and technological functions within the software solution.

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

A healthcare solution to help manage organizational processes and resources, i.e., to track inventory, manage billing, schedule staff shifts and appointments, order supplies.

Clinician Burnout

A condition caused by long‑term stress exposures, which can lead to emotional exhaustion as well as feelings of lacking empathy and decreased personal achievement; It is a condition that affects all specialties and all practice settings.

Revenue Leakage

Instances in which revenue is unduly missed due to avoidable actions and errors.

Downtime

Refers to periods of full or partial EHR system unavailability.

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