Your organization has set a goal to expand the use of web-based tools for their patients for your unit. As a DNP leader, you are tasked with the responsibility of selecting a web-based tool to support and improve client care within your unit at your facility. Through the lens of usability, evaluate one consumer healthcare website, consumer eHealth program aim, or electronic web-based intervention tool that you might use with your client population. Create a written proposal with your recommendation to the board.

Assignment Guidelines

Part I: Research and Identification

Step 1: Gather user experience and usability information.

ReviewUser Experience Honeycomb.(Links to an external site.)

ReviewUsability Evaluation Basics.(Links to an external site.)

Step 2: Identify one specific web-based tool to evaluate.

Types of web-based tools include:

Consumer healthcare websites

Consumer eHealth program aims

Intervention tools

Part II: Written Proposal

Step 3: Evaluate one web-based tool.

Describe the client population.

Explain the type of Health Information Technology (HIT) you would advise to support the care delivery.

Evaluate one consumer healthcare website, consumer eHealth program aim, or electronic intervention tool you might use with your patient population.

oEvaluate for the balance between context, content, and user needs.

oDescribe the user's experience:

Usefulness, Desirability, Findability, Accessibility, Credibility (and accuracy), and Value.

Calculate the readability level. (Select a site for calculating readability; there are many such sites out there.)

Advise on usability. Although you can't complete the testing, you can address design, ease of learning, efficiency of use, memorability, and potential error frequency.

Appraise how well the sites support consumers' healthcare needs.

oProvide an overall summary of the pros and cons of the site.

Formatting and Mechanics

Utilize APA formatting and style.

Submit your paper as a Word document that includes the content for the proposal.