Barton R Burkhalter
Biographic Data
| ID | 5537826 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Barton R Burkhalter |
| GIVEN NAMES | Barton R |
| FAMILY NAME | Burkhalter |
| SIGNATURE | BURKHALTER B R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Community Foundation |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1981 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The impact of mother-to-mother support on optimal breast-feeding
This study does not provide evidence of population impact of La Leche League's intervention after one year of implementation. In peri-urban Guatemala, long-term community-based interventions, in partnership with existing health care systems, may be needed to improve community wide exclusive breast-feeding rates
Relationship of Size and Payment Mechanism to System Performance in 11 Medical Care Systems
The performance of 11 medical care systems of varying size and payment mechanisms (consisting of six government owned and operated Indian Health Service units, three fee-for-service private practices and two HMOs) was studied. Performance was defined as the percentage of consumers in need of care who received adequate care according to predetermined standards for the process of care for various functions (i.e., prevention, screening, treatment, f…
Assessing the Performance of Medical Care Systems
As health care becomes more differentiated, fewer people receive the majority of their care from a single source. Yet, most methods for assessing health care focus on the care provided by a single facility or group of practitioners. A method is described which tracks individuals through the diffuse medical care "system" and examines the process of care received for complete episodes of care. Through the use of tracer conditions the individual's p…
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Assessing the Performance of Medical Care Systems
As health care becomes more differentiated, fewer people receive the majority of their care from a single source. Yet, most methods for assessing health care focus on the care provided by a single facility or group of practitioners. A method is described which tracks individuals through the diffuse medical care "system" and examines the process of care received for complete episodes of care. Through the use of tracer conditions the individual's p…
Relationship of Size and Payment Mechanism to System Performance in 11 Medical Care Systems
The performance of 11 medical care systems of varying size and payment mechanisms (consisting of six government owned and operated Indian Health Service units, three fee-for-service private practices and two HMOs) was studied. Performance was defined as the percentage of consumers in need of care who received adequate care according to predetermined standards for the process of care for various functions (i.e., prevention, screening, treatment, f…
The impact of mother-to-mother support on optimal breast-feeding
This study does not provide evidence of population impact of La Leche League's intervention after one year of implementation. In peri-urban Guatemala, long-term community-based interventions, in partnership with existing health care systems, may be needed to improve community wide exclusive breast-feeding rates
Medicine (3 works) · Environmental health (2 works) · Health care (2 works) · Healthcare Policy and Management (2 works) · Internal Medicine (2 works) · Nursing (2 works) · Ambulatory care (1 work) · Anemia (1 work) · Artificial Intelligence (1 work) · Artificial Intelligence (1 work)