Title :
The need for a rigorous development and testing methodology for medical software
Author :
Reupke, W.A. ; Srinivasan, E. ; Rigterink, P.V. ; Card, D.N.
Author_Institution :
Comput. Sci. Corp., Silver Spring, MD, USA
Abstract :
The requirements of medical software development and testing are discussed. An approach to building better medical software is described, covering project management, product assurance, software engineering, and prototyping. Lessons learned from practical experience with testing medical systems are examined
Keywords :
medical administrative data processing; program testing; medical software development; medical software testing; product assurance; project management; prototyping; software engineering; Biomedical engineering; Biomedical imaging; Costs; Medical tests; Programming; Project management; Software quality; Software safety; Software systems; Software testing;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering of Computer-Based Medical Systems, 1988., Proceedings of the Symposium on the
Conference_Location :
Minneapolis, MN
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-4863-5
DOI :
10.1109/ECBS.1988.5439