1. FORMULA FOR DECISION MAKING
RESOURCE ALLOCATION
FORMULA FOR
DECISION
MAKING

2. GE = GM = GL = GE GOOD ETHICS
FULL ATTENTION TO THE PATIENT’S BEST INTERESTS --- ESPECIALLY AS IDENTIFIED BY THE PATIENT THROUGH THE EXERCISE OF AUTONOMY ---
AND APPROPRIATE UTILIZATION OF CLINICIANS IN HELPING PATIENTS IDENTIFY THOSE BEST INTERESTS

3. GE = GM = GL = GE GOOD MEDICINE LEADS TO A PROPER THERAPEUTIC RESPONSE
WITHIN THE OVERALL CONTEXT OF THE PATIENT’S VALUES AND PRIORITIES
AND ACCEPTABLE STANDARDS OF PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL PRACTICE

4. GE = GM = GL = GE
GOOD LAW
PROTECTING THE PATIENT’S RIGHTS TO INFORMATION AND SELF-DETERMINATION
AS WELL AS THE INTEGRITY OF THE CAREGIVER IN FOLLOWING THE STANDARDS OF ORDINARY MEDICAL PRACTICE.

5. GE = GM = GL = GE GOOD ECONOMICS
THIS APPROACH MAY LEAD TO PATIENT-INITIATED RESTRAINT AND A REALISTIC ASSESSMENT OF BENEFITS IN THE UTILIZATION OF HIGH-COST TECHNOLOGICAL INTERVENTIONS
WHILE, AT THE SAME TIME, REDUCING EXPENDITURES BY THE PATIENT, INSURERS, AND HEALTHCARE INSTITUTIONS.