Toward a Culture of Consequences Performance-Based Accountability Systems for Public Services

• Main Author: Stecher, Brian M. (auth)
• Other Authors: Camm, Frank (auth), Damberg, Cheryl L. (auth), Hamilton, Laura S. (auth), Mullen, Kathleen J. (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: RAND Corporation 2010
• Subjects: Examinations & assessment; Educational strategies & policy; Public health & preventive medicine; Education; Health Sciences
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Performance-based accountability systems (PBASs) link incentives to measured performance to improve services to the public. Research suggests that PBASs influence provider behaviors, but little is known about PBAS effectiveness at achieving performance goals. This study examines nine PBASs that are...