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	Center for Career Learning
	Health Careers Toolkit
	Health Careers Web Portal
	I-WISE Facilitator Training
	Incumbent Worker Training
	Nurse Work Readiness
	Perfecting Patient CareSM
	Previous Accomplishments

Perfecting Patient Care^SM

Perfecting Patient Care^SM System, or PPC, is a healthcare transformation model in which patient care is driven by patient need. Through PPC:

• the work of health care is designed, organized and managed according to the needs of the patient;
• errors and poor outcomes are viewed as opportunities for learning and improvement;
• faulty systems are understood to be the source of errors and poor outcomes;
• care processes are systematically tracked to determine whether the best possible patient outcomes are achieved;
• clinical professionals work collaboratively in learning teams to use their skills and knowledge for experimentation and improvement in care processes; and
• direct observation, data collection, and real-time problem solving are conducted at the point of care.

By perfecting patient care—redesigning health care to be safe, efficient, high quality, and based on best practices—better outcomes can be achieved at lower cost. Visit the Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative for more details.