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David O. Meltzer

Researcher at University of Chicago

Publications -  379
Citations -  21238

David O. Meltzer is an academic researcher from University of Chicago. The author has contributed to research in topics: Health care & Population. The author has an hindex of 68, co-authored 367 publications receiving 18131 citations. Previous affiliations of David O. Meltzer include MacLean Center for Clinical Medical Ethics & University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.

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Delivering affordable cancer care in high-income countries

TL;DR: Urgent solutions range from re-engineering of the macroeconomic basis of cancer costs (eg, value-based approaches to bend the cost curve and allow cost-saving technologies), greater education of policy makers, and an informed and transparent regulatory system.
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Communication failures in patient sign-out and suggestions for improvement: a critical incident analysis

TL;DR: Omitted content or failure-prone communication processes (such as lack of face-to-face discussion) emerged as major categories of failed communication that led to uncertainty during decisions on patient care.
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What does the value of modern medicine say about the $50,000 per quality-adjusted life-year decision rule?

TL;DR: It is very unlikely that $50,000 per Quality-Adjusted Life-Year (QALY) is consistent with societal preferences in the United States.
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Accounting for future costs in medical cost-effectiveness analysis.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors show that cost-effectiveness analysis is consistent with lifetime utility maximization only if it includes all future medical and non-medical expenditures, and that the magnitude of these future costs suggest that they may substantially alter both the absolute and relative cost effectiveness of medical interventions.