Blog tagged as user acceptance testing

When Safety Doesn't Sell, Visibility Must

When Safety Doesn't Sell, Visibility Must

By Jennifer

The recent HSJ article When safety does not sell lays out something uncomfortable but familiar.

We are very good at analysing harm. We are less good at redesigning the systems that allow predictable harm to continue

Medication errors are used as the example, but the underlying issue is broader. Digita...


17 Feb 2026 07:58 PM
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Delaying an EPR Go-Live Might Be the Most Patient Centred Decision a Trust Can Make

Delaying an EPR Go-Live Might Be the Most Patient Centred Decision a Trust Can Make

By Jennifer

An £88 million EPR programme just hit pause.


Norfolk and Waveney University Hospitals Group has delayed the go-live of its Meditech Expanse EPR by a year. Not because the programme failed. But because leadership decided that going live before they were truly ready would not serve patients, clinicians...


23 Jan 2026 07:49 PM
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“How Do You Really Know?...."

“How Do You Really Know?...."

By Jennifer

19 tough questions every healthcare IT leader should ask about validation. From hidden gaps in testing to audit readiness, this post exposes the risks of manual, siloed processes and shows how modern tools like Cymetryc make validation faster, traceable, and inspection-ready.
12 Sep 2025 10:04 PM
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Health IT UAT – How much testing is enough? 7 Key Considerations

By Will

You have hundreds if not thousands of applications in your healthcare enterprise that need to be tested and validated before being deployed.  Resources are scarce and the ones you have are stretched thin.  You know you need to test – but how much?  You know you cannot possibility test...
02 Jun 2023 06:07 AM
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Software Verification, Validation, & UAT - What’s the Difference?

By Will

Software verification, software validation & user acceptance testing are three separate software quality assurance activities that are performed during software development and deployment to ensure that the application is of high quality and meets the end user's specific requirements.  Thes...
01 Jun 2023 01:44 AM
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