The Application of a Novel, Context Specific, Remote, Usability Assessment Tool to Conduct a Pre-Redesign and Post-Redesign Usability Comparison of a Telemedicine Website.

The usability of telemedicine provider websites is an essential component of increasing the public's awareness of, understanding of, and safe and effective use of telemedicine. A newly developed usability data collection tool was used to conduct a usability assessment of the Teladoc website pre- and post- a redesign. The results suggest that the Teladoc website had better usability prior to the redesign. The Teladoc Website Usability Survey (TWUS) developed for the Teladoc website usability assessment can be modified and used in future usability studies of telemedicine provider interfaces. Usability research that takes place in specific context of use settings is more valuable to identify usability problems.