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Financial Software Testing – Best Practices

We’ve been working with a financial application that does account reconciliation for several years now. The financial software we test conforms to SAS70 (Statement on Auditing Standards No. 70), so all of the data and workflows are designed according SAS70. Although we aren’t accountants, certainly testing this type of software needs a more careful eye than ordinary UI testing, so I thought I’d share some of the best practices developed by our team over the last few years.
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Healthcare Software Testing Strategies for HIPAA Compliance

When testing healthcare applications, there are many government regulations that the tester must be aware of. These regulations are automatically a part of any requirements, even if not explicitly stated. These regulations will be the same for all healthcare applications so it is incumbent for any testing organization to not only thoroughly understand these regulations, but also ensure that the test strategy and test plan accommodates them. For the health care industry in the United States, the main law for these regulations is HIPAA. More

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