Hi Marsha.  What do you think of this all? Is there really a paper/study in
here somewhere?

At 08:56 AM 6/20/2002 -0400, you wrote:
>What a great bunch of people reside on Lactnet! I have received a number of
>e-mails discussing possible methods for collecting data on the outcomes of
>poor information and support. I do not have the expertise to actually conduct
>the survey but was wondering if this would make a good project for a graduate
>student. We need a researcher to set up the data collection form to be
>consistent and to make sure it captures the data we are looking for
>(including the amount of money it costs to provide rescue services!). It
>needs a bit of piloting and we could contribute our thoughts to what should
>be on the form. This might even be the beginnings of a cost effective
>analysis of lactation care and services, documenting the need, the extent of
>the utilization, the outcomes, and the money saved to third party payers by
>reimbursing for the services.
>
>Is anyone a researcher or have access to graduate students, etc who might be
>interested in this project. I also think we could obtain some funding for the
>study to at least cover data collection and analysis. I see a place for all
>of us to be able to use this form, including La Leche League Leaders, peer
>counselors, etc. They do as much mop up duty as anyone else.
>
>I think what we need for "Project Mop Up" is a big dose of Rescue Remedy and
>a researcher who would work with us on setting this up. We will probably
>generate more data than the computers know what to do with. Let's send out a
>call for help and see if we can get this started.
>
>Marsha Walker, RN, IBCLC
>Weston, MA
>
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