
By Dr. Vernette Grant, DBA, MHA — creator of the PPTO Framework (People–Process–Technology–Operations).
Validate every AI system before it touches a patient.
This pre-deployment checklist spans all four PPTO pillars (People, Process, Technology, Operations)
What's inside:
Verification items organized across People, Process, Technology, and Operations
Go/no-go decision criteria for each pillar
Sign-off fields for responsible stakeholders
Risk flags and escalation triggers
Documentation requirements for audit readiness
Who this is for:
Clinical informatics teams preparing AI tools for production
CIOs and CTOs managing technology deployment pipelines
Quality assurance and patient safety officers
Compliance teams requiring pre-launch documentation
Grounded in the research published in Open Journal of Business and Management (2026). Part of the PPTO AI Governance Starter Kit collection.