# Abridge Upgrade Migration

> Plan and execute Abridge integration upgrades and EHR migration procedures. Use when upgrading Abridge API versions, migrating between EHR systems, or handling breaking changes in clinical documentation workflows. Trigger: "abridge upgrade", "abridge migration", "abridge version update", "migrate abridge EHR", "abridge breaking changes".

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- Updated: 2026-09-09
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# Abridge Upgrade & Migration

## Overview

Procedures for upgrading Abridge API integrations and migrating between EHR systems. Healthcare migrations are high-risk — clinical documentation cannot have gaps.

## Common Migration Scenarios

| Scenario | Complexity | Downtime | Risk |
|----------|-----------|----------|------|
| API version bump (v1 → v2) | Medium | Zero (dual-version) | Low |
| EHR migration (Epic → Athena) | High | Planned window | High |
| New specialty onboarding | Low | Zero | Low |
| Note template changes | Medium | Zero | Medium |
| Multi-site rollout | High | Per-site windows | Medium |

## Prerequisites

- A change record that names clinical, EHR, security, and operations owners,
  a maintenance window, and the reversible cutover point.
- Verified source and target sandbox access, approved synthetic fixtures, and
  a documented manual-documentation fallback for every affected provider.
- An immutable baseline of templates, adapter behavior, and aggregate quality
  metrics so the parallel-run comparison has a known reference.

## Instructions

### Step 1: API Version Migration

```typescript
// src/migration/api-version-adapter.ts
// Dual-version adapter for zero-downtime API upgrades

interface ApiVersionConfig {
  v1BaseUrl: string;  // Current production
  v2BaseUrl: string;  // New version (canary)
  canaryPercent: number;  // Percentage of traffic to v2
}

class AbridgeVersionAdapter {
  constructor(private config: ApiVersionConfig) {}

  getBaseUrl(): string {
    // Gradual canary rollout
    const useV2 = Math.random() * 100 < this.config.canaryPercent;
    return useV2 ? this.config.v2BaseUrl : this.config.v1BaseUrl;
  }

  // Map v1 response to v2 format (or vice versa)
  normalizeNoteResponse(response: any, version: 'v1' | 'v2'): any {
    if (version === 'v1') {
      return {
        ...response,
        // v2 adds quality_metrics — provide defaults for v1
        quality_metrics: response.quality_metrics || {
          confidence_score: response.confidence || 0,
          completeness_score: 0,
          coding_accuracy: 0,
        },
      };
    }
    return response;
  }
}
```

### Step 2: EHR Migration Procedure

```typescript
// src/migration/ehr-migration.ts
interface EhrMigrationPlan {
  sourceEhr: 'epic' | 'athena' | 'cerner' | 'eclinicalworks';
  targetEhr: 'epic' | 'athena' | 'cerner' | 'eclinicalworks';
  migrationDate: Date;
  providerCount: number;
  steps: MigrationStep[];
}

interface MigrationStep {
  order: number;
  name: string;
  description: string;
  rollbackable: boolean;
  estimatedMinutes: number;
}

function generateMigrationPlan(source: string, target: string): EhrMigrationPlan {
  return {
    sourceEhr: source as any,
    targetEhr: target as any,
    migrationDate: new Date(),
    providerCount: 0, // Set per org
    steps: [
      { order: 1, name: 'Freeze new enrollments', description: 'Stop new provider enrollments on source EHR', rollbackable: true, estimatedMinutes: 5 },
      { order: 2, name: 'Export note templates', description: 'Export all custom note templates and SmartPhrases', rollbackable: true, estimatedMinutes: 30 },
      { order: 3, name: 'Configure target EHR', description: 'Set up FHIR endpoints and OAuth for target EHR', rollbackable: true, estimatedMinutes: 60 },
      { order: 4, name: 'Parallel run', description: 'Run both EHRs for 1 week — compare note output', rollbackable: true, estimatedMinutes: 10080 },
      { order: 5, name: 'Provider re-enrollment', description: 'Re-enroll providers on target EHR', rollbackable: true, estimatedMinutes: 120 },
      { order: 6, name: 'Cutover', description: 'Switch primary EHR integration to target', rollbackable: true, estimatedMinutes: 15 },
      { order: 7, name: 'Decommission source', description: 'Disable source EHR integration after 30-day soak', rollbackable: false, estimatedMinutes: 30 },
    ],
  };
}
```

### Step 3: Note Template Migration

```typescript
// src/migration/template-migration.ts
interface NoteTemplate {
  id: string;
  name: string;
  specialty: string;
  sections: string[];
  smartPhrases: Record<string, string>;  // Epic-specific
}

async function migrateTemplates(
  sourceApi: any,
  targetApi: any,
): Promise<{ migrated: number; failed: string[] }> {
  const { data: templates } = await sourceApi.get('/note-templates');
  const failed: string[] = [];
  let migrated = 0;

  for (const template of templates) {
    try {
      // Remove EHR-specific fields
      const { smartPhrases, ...portable } = template;

      await targetApi.post('/note-templates', {
        ...portable,
        // Map SmartPhrases to target EHR equivalent if applicable
      });
      migrated++;
    } catch (err) {
      failed.push(template.id);
    }
  }

  return { migrated, failed };
}
```

## Rollback Procedures

```bash
#!/bin/bash
# scripts/abridge-migration-rollback.sh

echo "=== Migration Rollback ==="
echo "Step 1: Revert FHIR endpoint to source EHR"
echo "Step 2: Re-enable source EHR Abridge module"
echo "Step 3: Notify providers of rollback"
echo "Step 4: Verify note generation on source EHR"
echo "=== Rollback Complete ==="
```

## Output

- Dual-version API adapter for zero-downtime upgrades
- EHR migration plan with parallel run validation
- Note template migration with rollback
- Provider re-enrollment procedure

## Examples

For an API-version rehearsal, set the v2 canary percentage to zero in the
sandbox, replay a synthetic encounter fixture through both response mappers,
and compare the resulting normalized fields and FHIR validation outcomes.
Increase the canary only after the recorded comparison has no clinical or
interoperability regression and the rollback operator confirms the old endpoint
is still routable. If a template mapping or target authorization fails during
parallel run, keep production traffic on the source integration, preserve the
redacted failure receipt, and correct the adapter before rescheduling cutover.

## Error Handling

| Error | Cause | Solution |
|-------|-------|----------|
| Template incompatible | EHR-specific fields | Strip EHR-specific data before migration |
| Provider enrollment fails | Credentials not migrated | Re-issue provider credentials on target |
| Note format mismatch | Different FHIR profiles | Map FHIR profiles between EHR systems |

## Resources

- [Abridge Platform](https://www.abridge.com/product)
- [HL7 FHIR Migration Guide](https://hl7.org/fhir/R4/comparison.html)

## Next Steps

For CI/CD pipeline setup, see `abridge-ci-integration`.