Dr. David O Meltzer MD
Hospitalist
180 Harvester Dr Suite 110 Willowbrook IL, 60527About
Dr. David Meltzer is a hospitalist practicing in Willowbrook, IL. Dr. Meltzer specializes in the comprehensive medical care of hospitalized patients. As a hospitalist, Dr. Meltzer manages the clinical problems of hospitalized patients and the acutely ill, while working to improve the performance of the hospital. Dr. Meltzer works in collaboration with all of the different doctors that are working with the patient. Hospitalists are involved in the diagnosis, treatment and medical procedures of patients.
Education and Training
Univ of Chicago, Pritzker Sch of Med, Chicago Il 1993
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- How do residents learn? The development of practice styles in a residency program.
- Patient-physician communication about out-of-pocket costs.
- Barriers to patient-physician communication about out-of-pocket costs.
- Physician strategies to reduce patients' out-of-pocket prescription costs.
- Consumers' perceptions about risk of and access to nonprescription medications.
- Lack of effect of guideline changes on LDL cholesterol reporting and control for diabetes visits in the U.S., 1995-2004.
- Communication failures in patient sign-out and suggestions for improvement: a critical incident analysis.
- The impact of patient preferences on the cost-effectiveness of intensive glucose control in older patients with new-onset diabetes.
- Screening and treatment of hypercholesterolemia for prevention of coronary heart disease.
- Patient perceptions of quality of life with diabetes-related complications and treatments.
- Evaluating resident duty hour reforms: more work to do.
- Using assessing care of vulnerable elders quality indicators to measure quality of hospital care for vulnerable elders.
- A theoretical framework and competency-based approach to improving handoffs.
- What does the value of modern medicine say about the $50,000 per quality-adjusted life-year decision rule?
- Resident uncertainty in clinical decision making and impact on patient care: a qualitative study.
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