The Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative, or PRHI, is an independent catalyst for improving healthcare safety and quality. It operates on the premise that dramatic quality improvement is the best cost-containment strategy for health care. Their Perfecting Patient Caresm method demonstrates the value of quality engineering in any healthcare setting - from neighborhood clinics, to hospitals and...
PRHI was the first regional consortium of medical, business and civic leaders to address healthcare safety and quality improvement as a social and business imperative. Turning its own community into a demonstration lab, PRHI strives to accelerate improvement and set the pace for the nation. Its experiment reflects three principles: PRHI offers healthcare leaders the necessary tools, expertise,...