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  • Health Informatics
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Software Engineering

Background:

  • Usability testing is vital for assessing new tools, especially clinical decision support (CDS) systems.
  • Traditional usability testing is often resource-intensive, hindering multisite development projects.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop an efficient usability testing method for multisite projects.
  • To overcome barriers associated with traditional usability testing in CDS tool development.

Main Methods:

  • A novel 'snowball group usability testing' method was developed.
  • Combined think-aloud testing and focus groups into single sessions.
  • Conducted serial testing across 4 sites, sharing feedback between sessions.

Main Results:

  • Snowball group usability testing significantly improved feedback acquisition efficiency.
  • Integrated group sessions facilitated quicker identification and action on user feedback.
  • Serial, cross-site testing allowed iterative tool improvement based on prior findings.

Conclusions:

  • Snowball group usability testing offers an efficient solution for multisite feedback.
  • This method addresses traditional usability testing barriers for tools like CDS.
  • The approach is applicable for optimizing various tools before launch.