Release Quality & Defect Lifecycle Intelligence

Meridian Health Tech • Engineering Org (340 team members, 4 squads) • Last updated: Jan 15, 2025

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Defect Escape Rate

8.2%

12% vs R-07

Phase Containment

74%

3% vs Target

MTTD (Critical)

4.2h

18% faster

Defect Reopen Rate

14%

+2% vs avg

Tech Debt Defect %

27%

+5% vs avg

Customer Defects/Release

2.8

22% better

Defect Escape Rate by Sprint (12-Week Trend)

Percentage of defects found in production vs. total defects • Target: <5%

Phase Containment Breakdown

Where defects are caught in the pipeline

Mean Time to Detect by Severity

Detection latency across severity bands

Tech Debt Defect Ratio

% of defects rooted in legacy/tech-debt components

Regression Coverage Delta

Test coverage change sprint-over-sprint

Active Defect Lifecycle — Critical & High Priority

ID	Component	Severity	Found In	Root Cause	Status	Age (days)	Reopened
DEF-4821	Payment Engine	Critical	Production	Tech Debt	In Progress	8	Yes
DEF-4798	Clinical Workflow API	High	QA	Feature Gap	Resolved	3	No
DEF-4772	Auth Service	Critical	Production	Logic Error	Closed	11	No
DEF-4765	Reporting Module	High	Integration Test	Regression	Ready for QA	5	Yes
DEF-4743	Billing Reconciliation	Critical	Production	Tech Debt	In Progress	14	No
DEF-4729	Notifications	High	Unit Test	Edge Case	Resolved	7	No
DEF-4711	Patient Data Sync	High	QA	Concurrency	In Progress	9	Yes
DEF-4688	Scheduling Engine	Critical	Production	Config Drift	Closed	19	No

Test Execution Velocity

Tests executed per day (automated + manual)

Escaped Defect Severity Distribution

Production defects by severity band (last 6 releases)

Defect Reopen Rate Trend

% of resolved defects reopened within 30 days

Release Rollback Rate

Releases requiring rollback or hotfix (last 10 releases)