E-health internationalization requirements for audit purposes

Area of Science:

• Digital Health
• Health Informatics
• Software Engineering

Background:

• E-health is a major driver of global healthcare transformation.
• Ubiquitous health information necessitates bridging international access and understanding gaps.
• Diverse user languages and cultures require tailored e-health applications.

Purpose of the Study:

• To present an internationalization requirements specification for e-health programs.
• To describe a methodology for auditing e-health software using internationalization knowledge.
• To ensure equitable access to health information globally.

Main Methods:

• Developed a reusable requirements catalog from principal standards.
• Defined key methodological elements for e-health software audits.
• Applied the audit method and catalog to the S Health Android application.

Main Results:

• The proposed internationalization audit method and requirements catalog were applied to S Health.
• The S Health application example demonstrated the realism and effectiveness of the procedure.
• The audit provided practical insights into e-health internationalization.

Conclusions:

• The presented approach is continuously improvable with new information sources.
• The S Health case study validates the catalog and audit methodology's applicability.
• Development of an automated tool for the audit method is advisable.