“…We are simply identifying the conditions that an expert panel ideally should meet. decision processes (e.g., McDonnell et al, 1996;Herrin et al, 1997;Shekelle et al, 1998;Wortman et al, 1998;Kahan et al, 1996;Bernstein et al, 1997;Shekelle et al, 1999). While these features of the process clearly have normative importance, the primary goal of these panels is not consistency, nor even high quality statements, but rather to reach an accurate judgment, an aspect that these empirical studies cannot address.…”