Table 1.
Overview of interviewees.
| ID | Job title | Experience in health ITa (years) | Work organization |
| i01 | Chief information officer | 8 | General hospital in China |
| i02 | Chief of information center | 18 | General hospital in China |
| i03 | Project manager | 12 | International health IT provider |
| i04 | Staff of new media department | 6 | Specialized hospital in China |
| i05 | Chief of IT department | 15 | District clinic in China |
| i06 | Chief executive officer | 16 | Chinese health IT provider for dental clinics |
| i07 | Senior IT staff | 12 | General hospital in China |
| i08 | IT supervisor | 17 | Chinese governmental organization for the strategic development of public hospitals |
| i09 | Chief of information center | 11 | General hospital in China |
| i10 | Senior IT staff | 9 | General hospital in China |
| i11 | Vice director | 12 | District hospital in China |
| i12 | Head of IT | 6 | General hospital in China |
| i13 | Chief marketing officer | 33 | Health IT provider for the German market |
| i14 | Staff of research and development department | 30 | Health IT provider for the German market |
| i15 | Head of IT applications | 20 | University clinic in Germany |
| i16 | Technology officer | 10 | Health IT provider for the German market |
| i17 | Head of IT development | 6 | German local health IT provider |
| i18 | Health IT developer | 6 | German local health IT provider |
| i19 | Senior manager | 19 | German local health IT provider |
| i20 | Head of IT | 17 | University clinic in Germany |
| i21 | IT staff | 10 | University clinic in Germany |
| i22 | IT team leader | 19 | University clinic in Germany |
| i23 | Chief information officer | 12 | District hospital in Germany |
| i24 | Head of IT infrastructure | 31 | University clinic in Germany |
aIT: information technology.