Questcon Technologies’ Customer Misys Healthcare Systems
Honored with InfoWorld 100 Win
Healthcare IT leader recognized for automating regression testing processes of its Electronic Medical Records application to deliver a superior product to its customers
Greensboro, N.C. and Stamford, Conn. – Jan. 3, 2007 – Questcon Technologies, a leading provider of software quality assurance (QA) and process improvement solutions and a division of Howard Systems International, Inc. (HSI), announced that its customer Misys Healthcare Systems, a market leader in healthcare IT, is an InfoWorld 100 award winner for its innovative work to automate regression testing of its Electronic Medical Records (EMR) application. Regression testing ensures that new defects are not introduced into an application as a result of a software update or modification. Of the 100 companies to make the list, Misys is the only software developer focused solely on the healthcare market.
The InfoWorld 100 honors companies that demonstrate the most creative use of cutting-edge technologies to further their business initiatives. Winners were selected for their use of solutions that stretched beyond the typical, off-the-shelf offering, using multiple technologies in innovative ways to serve well-defined business goals.
“Misys’ accomplishments are well-deserved and we’d like to congratulate them for achieving this prestigious honor as one of only 100 companies recognized as a top IT innovator,” said Chris Laney, vice president of sales for Questcon. “Misys realized the value that automating regression testing provides to maintain quality and increase the efficiency and effectiveness of software development, an especially important undertaking when developing an application being utilized to manage sensitive medical data. We are proud of the role that Questcon has played in providing Misys with the expertise to meet their business needs and maintain a competitive edge.”
Utilizing EMR to manage medical records electronically increases efficiency and dramatically reduces the amount of paperwork in managing patient history, enabling physicians and caregivers to more easily manage the complexities of healthcare. Manually running a regression test cycle took Misys as long as two to three weeks to complete, and proper testing required extensive resources and time. Working with Questcon, Misys developed a framework to automate its regression testing process which enables the company to run regression test cases in just two to three days.
Carl Kaufmann, automated testing manager for Misys Healthcare Systems, stated, “Although complex to initially set up, establishing an automation framework significantly reduced time spent later on maintenance and has allowed us to easily add additional test cases in the future. Implementing process improvement initiatives for the development of our EMR application has enabled Misys to save valuable time and money and deliver a superior quality product to our healthcare customers.”
To view the full InfoWorld 100 listing, please visit http://www.infoworld.com/archives/t.jsp?N=s&V=83513.
About Misys Healthcare Systems
Misys Healthcare Systems, one of the top five healthcare IT companies in North America, develops and supports reliable, easy-to-use software and services of exceptional quality that enable physicians and caregivers to more easily manage the complexities of healthcare. Misys’ family of leading clinical products and Web-based technologies – Misys Optimum™ solutions – are designed from the ground up to share patient data across all medical care settings. Misys Optimum connects community-based physicians and caregivers to the acute care enterprise, enabling increased efficiencies, better decision-making and improved hospital-physician relations. For more information, visit www.misyshealthcare.com.
About Questcon Technologies
Questcon Technologies, a division of Howard Systems International, assures software value through innovative quality, test and auditing solutions. Predicated on years of experience and countless observations, Questcon has helped hundreds of organizations uncover hidden inefficiencies resulting in dramatic improvement of business performance and software development processes. For more information, please call (888) 339-0600 or visit us on the Web at www.questcon.com.
About Howard Systems International
Headquartered in Stamford, Conn., Howard Systems International, Inc. (HSI) and our affiliated companies have become leaders in providing consulting and IT solutions. For 30 years, HSI has not only provided customers with a Return on Investment, but also a Return on Relationship. Our national network of offices and affiliated companies, quality methodologies, and industry best practices, enables us to focus on the integrity of our customers' software and systems, so that our customers can focus on the core business. For more information, please call (203) 324-4600 or visit us on the Web at www.howardsystems.com.