Rewards of automated testing. Identifying problems before rollout can avoid system disruption.
OBJECTIVE
Needed order management application that performed consistently and met high demands.


METHODS
Load testing identified specific problem areas.


RESULTS
Precise description of problems and their occurrence helped speed resolution and ensured successful implementation.


CONCLUSIONS
Testing of conditions that emulated expected demands at early stage of design and planning.
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Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA.
D002173:Cancer Care Facilities / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D006751:Hospital Information Systems; D006801:Humans; D009518:New York; D012986:Software Validation; D018511:Systems Integration; D017749:Total Quality Management