HIMSS Word of the Day #423: Stress Testing
Stress testing is a type of performance testing that checks an application’s robustness, availability, and reliability under extreme conditions such as heavy loads, high concurrency, or limited computing resources. This post explains the HIMSS Dictionary definition and how it differs from other test types, then reviews four sources: FDA guidance on software validation, the HIPAA contingency plan testing requirement, a benchmark of FHIR analytics queries on up to 71 million resources, and a scalable clinical data warehouse designed for 19 million daily records.