New AHRQ Guide Identifies Successful Design Methods for Development of Consumer Health IT

 

New AHRQ Guide Identifies Successful Design Methods for Development of Consumer Health IT

A new AHRQ guide, Designing Consumer Health IT: A Guide for Developers and Systems Designers, presents suggested recommendations for designers and developers of consumer health IT products.  Recommendations include general guidance for designers and design teams on the process of designing and developing a product and guidance that is specific to a design phase such as idea generation, identification of end users, testing, and commercialization. The guide includes results of an environmental scan and grey literature review along with expert interviews to improve consumer health IT design to increase effective use.  Select to access this report (PDF file, PDF Help).