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Implementing Test Automation in Health Care || Part 1: Website Testing

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In this episode of This Week Health Tech, Vik and Jimmy talk on website test automation strategies for healthcare. This is the first part in a month long series focusing on Healthcare Web, Mobile, EHR Testing and Test Automation.

Here is what they discussed:

  • “What is test automation?”
    • Vik begins this episode by defining testing and the importance of test automation. Testing within the healthcare space is underrated, mainly because of low QA resources. Vik explains why test automation should become a top priority for healthcare providers.
  • “Who is in charge of managing the website, testing, etc.?”
    • Website management is a collaboration between departments, including IT and Marketing. Vik elaborates on how different departments have specific roles in terms of maintenance, updating, testing, etc.
  • “Let’s divide testing into 3 categories: Continuous, Automated, and Live”
    • Along all stages of development, continuous testing needs to be performed. When the test script development is finished, then those scripts can be used to automate testing against a combination of browsers/OS. Live testing must be done as well, to ensure a correctly working user experience.
  • “Once you have the Selenium automated test scripts written, you can fire them off anytime.”
    • Vik describes the process of using a testing framework, such as Selenium, to perform automated tests. Test scripts can be written in a multitude of languages (Java, Python, C#, etc.). By using a real cloud device, the automated scripts can be ran against hundreds of browser/device/OS combinations.
  • “Lets talk about testing techniques.”
    • Typical techniques include Functional, Compatibility, and Performance testing. Vik goes into detail on how each type relates to testing.
  • “The number of web and mobile applications will continue to grow.”
    • Vik makes the case again on the importance of testing for the future. The number of health apps will continue to grow, especially because of COVID. Continued testing for mobile apps is the only way to ensure that the consumer will receive a correctly working product.

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