Systems Design & SDLC in Healthcare IT — Complete CPHIMS Study Guide

Master the full lifecycle of healthcare IT systems — from feasibility study to go-live and beyond. This guide covers every phase of the SDLC, systems design principles, requirements engineering, and process improvement methodologies that appear throughout the CPHIMS exam.

What's Inside:

🏗️ 4 Interactive Flows

• SDLC 7 Phases Pipeline (every phase with deliverables, risks, and the golden rule)
• Requirements Engineering (Problem Statement → SRS → Functional vs Non-Functional + 8 gathering techniques)
• Systems Design Framework (SRS→TSD transformation + Build vs Buy + Best-of-Breed vs Single Vendor + BPM)
• Process Improvement Methodologies (Lean 8 Wastes · Six Sigma DMAIC · Kaizen · Lean Six Sigma)

📝 10 CPHIMS-Style Practice Questions with detailed explanations — covering SDLC phases, feasibility analysis, SRS vs TSD, RTO/RPO, Cohesion/Coupling, DMAIC, and Lean wastes

🔄 SDLC Project Simulator — select a real KSA healthcare project (EHR, LIS, NPHIES Integration, HIS, Patient Portal) and methodology (Waterfall/Agile/DevOps) to simulate all 7 phases with realistic activities, risks, and deliverables

📊 Visual Presentation — 22 slides covering the complete SDLC framework, systems design transformation, process improvement methodologies, project roles, and CPHIMS exam readiness summary

You Will Learn:

• Why SRS defines WHAT and TSD defines HOW — the most tested distinction in this domain
• All 3 feasibility types: Technical, Economic (cost-benefit analysis), and Operational
• The exact difference between Functional and Non-Functional requirements with healthcare examples
• Build vs Buy decision factors — and when each is appropriate
• Best-of-Breed vs Single Vendor trade-offs in real Saudi hospital context
• DMAIC 5 steps and which phase matches each scenario
• Lean 8 Wastes (TIMWOODS) with clinical examples for each
• RTO vs RPO — target values for critical healthcare systems
• High Cohesion + Low Coupling — why it matters for maintainable systems
• The 4 go-live strategies and when to use each
• CBAHI and NPHIES context for Saudi healthcare IT projects

Who This Is For:

• CPHIMS exam candidates
• Healthcare IT architects and project managers
• HIS/EHR implementation leads
• Clinical informatics professionals and consultants

Files Included:

• Interactive HTML file with SDLC Simulator (open in any browser — no installation required)
• PDF presentation (22 slides)

Personal educational use only. © Ahmed Mahmoud Bedeer