To ensure broad support for EHR selection, the team should:

• A. include clinicians, IT staff, and administrative leaders
• B. rely exclusively on a single department for selection
• C. avoid clinician input to prevent bias
• D. postpone stakeholder involvement until after vendor selection

Answer: (A)

Broad, multi-stakeholder involvement from the start is essential for a successful EHR selection. Bringing together clinicians, IT staff, and administrative leaders ensures the process captures practical clinical workflows, technical feasibility, interoperability, security, governance, and budget considerations. This broad collaboration helps define a complete set of requirements, leads to a more thorough and objective vendor evaluation, and increases buy-in and adoption because stakeholders feel invested in the outcome.

Relying on a single department misses important perspectives and can result in requirements that don’t reflect actual practice or organizational needs. Excluding clinicians ignores critical workflows and safety considerations. Delaying stakeholder involvement until after vendor selection jeopardizes buy-in and can lead to selecting a system that doesn’t fit, requiring costly changes later.