Goals and swing weighting
November 6th, 2006 by 
Alan Schwartz
Every guide to decision making emphasizes the importance of goals. Decision makers must clarify their goals when making a decision, lest they make choices that will not serve their ends. To consider alternatives without knowing one’s goals is to let the tail wag the dog.
Practically speaking, most medical decision models don’t (and perhaps can’t) consider patient goals directly. Good clinicians, however, must (and do).
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