Performance contracting: the Colorado model.
Through a process of negotiation between a community mental health centers association (CMHCA) and the state division of mental health (DMH), a performance contracting system has created entrepreneurial freedom for the mental health centers while still providing adequate controls by the DMH.
D003120:Colorado; D003155:Community Mental Health Centers / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003284:Contract Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004465:Economic Competition; D005376:Financial Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008605:Mental Health Services / Q000600:supply & distribution; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D011635:Public Health Administration; D013219:State Government