The collaboration must: | |
◦ include a PH and a PC organization continually working together to develop and modify strategies to achieve service delivery goals ◦ have begun to act on plans. ◦ have been in existence for at least 1 year since beginning to offer collaborative services ◦ have at least 5 active participants (note: individuals working together in the collaboration with a good knowledge of the collaboration; e.g., managers, practitioners, support staff) | |
The above criteria were required for the Partnership Self-Assessment Tool (PSAT) [27] to be valid. | |
The collaboration may: | |
◦ be working well or not very well ◦ involve multiple organizations, in addition to PC and PH ◦ have provided services in the collaboration on a full or part time basis (e.g., offered twice a week) |