School of Public Health

David Burchfield, PhD

David Burchfield

Associate Professor, Division of Health Systems, Management, and Policy

Phone 901.678.3361 Email dbrchfld@memphis.edu Fax 901.678.0383 Office 130 Robison Hall Office Hours By appointment only

Education

  • PhD, Cornell University
  • MA, Memphis State University
  • BBA, Memphis State University

Research Interests

  • Employer-sponsored health insurance
  • Educational paths of future healthcare finance leaders

Selected Publications

  1. "Consumer Directed Health Plans: Pot of Gold or Red Ink?" In Revenue Cycle Strategist, June 2006.
  2. "No Place Like Home: Telemonitoring Can Improve Home Care" with Nancy Averwater. In Healthcare Financial Management, April, 2005.
  3. "Consumer-Directed Health Care: Three Options, One Reality" with Roger Battistella. In Employee Benefit Plan Review, 57 (12), 2003.
  4. "Prospects for Rolling Back Third-party Intrusions in the Practice of Medicine" with Roger Battistella. In The Physician Executive, 26 (6), 2000.
  5. "The future of employment-based health insurance" with Roger Battistella. In Journal of Healthcare Management, 45 (1), 2000.