The buck stops where? Contracting, service delivery and the challenge to provide responsive services

Social Work in Health Care

Volumn 34, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 43-57

  Munford, Robyn ^a   Sanders, Jackie ^b  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b Barnardos Child and Fam Res Center   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Accountability; Contract; Fragmentation; Not for profit; Outcome purchasing; Partial funding; Purchaser provider split; Social work

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; NEW ZEALAND; NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION; SOCIAL WORK;

COMPETITIVE BIDDING; CONTRACT SERVICES; HUMANS; NEW ZEALAND; ORGANIZATIONS, NONPROFIT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 0035747125     PISSN: 00981389     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00981380109517016     Document Type: Article

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