In my experience the more critical the thing, the larger the committee that is formed to "perfect" it or provide feedback that is then acted on to the letter.
I'm never sure if it's to spread the perceived liability for not getting it right across a larger number of people, or truly well-intentioned, but having been part of healthcare for 20 years (not EMRs) I can attest to the design-by-committee failures I've seen when anything clinical is involved.
In my experience the more critical the thing, the larger the committee that is formed to "perfect" it or provide feedback that is then acted on to the letter.
I'm never sure if it's to spread the perceived liability for not getting it right across a larger number of people, or truly well-intentioned, but having been part of healthcare for 20 years (not EMRs) I can attest to the design-by-committee failures I've seen when anything clinical is involved.