Collaboration in Frontline Health Care Delivery Examining the Contractual Relationship Between Local Governments and Emergency Medical Services Agencies

Contracting for complex human services has presented the field of public administration with a number of difficult and enduring questions. Emergency medical services (EMS) provide an ideal arena for further investigation into this topic. We utilize a relational contracting framework to examine key q...

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Published inAmerican review of public administration Vol. 45; no. 6; pp. 674 - 688
Main Authors Bromberg, Daniel E., Henderson, Alexander C.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.11.2015
SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
Subjects
Collaboration
Emergency medical care
Emergency services
Public administration
Studies
Trust
emergency medical services
trust
relational contracting
collaboration
contracting
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Summary:Contracting for complex human services has presented the field of public administration with a number of difficult and enduring questions. Emergency medical services (EMS) provide an ideal arena for further investigation into this topic. We utilize a relational contracting framework to examine key questions associated with trust in the collaborative provision of EMS. The findings indicate that contract specificity, provider performance, and administrative professionalization influence trust in these relationships.
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ISSN:0275-0740
1552-3357
DOI:10.1177/0275074014526300