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

• Published in: American review of public administration Vol. 45; no. 6; pp. 674 - 688
• Main Authors: Bromberg, Daniel E., Henderson, Alexander C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• 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

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...