Implementation
This challenge occurs when additional features and requirements are added after the project has already begun, often delaying timelines.
What is scope creep?
The testing method where the system is stressed with heavy loads to assess performance limits.
What is load testing?
Dad of chicken
What is Chicken Ka-bab
This initiative was launched by the Government of India to create a digital health ecosystem, providing unique health IDs to citizens.
What is the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM)?
This staple office drink is brewed stronger during deadlines.
What is chai?
This is the most common bottleneck faced during data migration in HIS implementations.
What is legacy data inconsistency?
The client’s request to "just make it look cooler" without providing any additional details.
What is a “vague request”?
Mom of Chicken
What Chicken Khee-Ma
This international health information standard is recognized in India for data exchange between healthcare providers and software systems.
What is HL7 (Health Level Seven)?
Every office has one person who “forwards” these instead of doing actual work.
What are memes?
This phrase means the client didn’t actually review the work, but wants to sound like they did.
What is “it looks good so far”?
The client’s request to have all changes completed “by tomorrow,” no matter how complex the adjustments.
What is an “impossible deadline”?
If you see a bike carrying a family of five, groceries, and a gas cylinder, you know it’s powered by this superpower.
What is jugaad?
This unique identifier, issued to each citizen, is increasingly used in healthcare records to link health information across different providers.
What is Aadhaar?
This is the polite way of saying, "Stop calling me during lunch hours."
What is "Can we connect later?"?
A form of testing conducted to ensure that software works as expected in real-world conditions and scenarios.
What is user acceptance testing (UAT)?
When the client expects the team to understand their vision without any specific requirements.
What is “mind reading”?
This is what you call your mother’s younger sister
What is Mini-mum?
The Indian act that regulates the privacy and protection of personal data, including healthcare information, and is expected to be a key part of data regulation in healthcare.
What is the Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023?
This is the office equipment that works perfectly until it’s urgently needed.
What is "the projector"?
HIS downtime during this activity can significantly impact patient care if not planned properly.
What is system upgrade or maintenance?
This type of testing verifies that the entire system works together after all modules are integrated.
What is system integration testing?
This South Indian dish sounds like it’s been through a fight, with its shredded look and spicy punch, but it’s the ultimate street food champion.
What is Kothu Parotta?
This app, launched by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, provides free telemedicine consultations to people across India.
What is the eSanjeevani app?
This email attachment is always mentioned but somehow never included.
What is "the file you were supposed to review"?