OPTIMIZING USABILITY OF AN ECONOMIC DECISION SUPPORT TOOL: PROTOTYPE OF THE EQUIPT TOOL.

Kei Long CheungMickaël HiligsmannMaximilian PrägerTeresa JonesJudit Józwiak-HagymásyCelia MuñozAdam Lester-GeorgeSubhash PokhrelÁngel López-NicolásMarta Trapero-BertranSilvia M A A EversHein de Vries

Published in: International journal of technology assessment in health care (2018)

Combining user-based and expert-based evaluation methods is recommended as these were shown to identify unique usability problems. The evaluation provides input to optimize usability of a decision-support tool, and may serve as a vantage point for other developers to conduct usability evaluations to refine similar tools before wide-scale implementation. Such studies could reduce implementation gaps by optimizing usability, enhancing in turn the research impact of such interventions.

Keyphrases

electronic health record
health information
primary care
healthcare
social media
quality improvement
sensitive detection