The final step in the development of an end-of-life plan should involve interdisciplinary development of a plan. The meeting should involve at least the patient and physician but also family and other healthcare providers if the patient so desires and appropriate. At this meeting, the patient and family can clarify any questions they might have about end-of-life care options and develop a plan, possibly a written directive. Hopefully, the final plan would include the extent to which the patient desires to be involved in the decision making the role she/he wishes her/his family or physician to play, the patient’s goals or values for end-of-life care, any specific desires the patient has for specific interventions to be utilized or withheld at end-of-life. As well as a choice of healthcare proxy, if appropriate. The more physician and other healthcare providers are involved in developing a plan for end-of-life care for a patient, the most likely the plan is to be followed when the patient becomes ill and a decision needs to be made.