Virtual PICU Systems (VPS) is an organization that unites a network of pediatric intensive care experts dedicated to standardized data pooling, benchmarking, quality advancement, and examination of critically ill youth to improve patient outcomes. Since 1998, VPS has continually evolved and refined how it compiles data into a shared database and develops comparative analytics to provide invaluable insights to its membership base.
Hospitals and medical practices can benefit from partnering with VPS. As the preeminent benchmarking organization for pediatric ICUs, VPS harnesses the power of aggregate data to generate meaningful comparisons against similar hospitals and practices. These data-driven perspectives support quality assessment and process improvement initiatives.
Beyond data reporting, VPS offers clients tailored training programs, collaborative projects, and expert-led workshops. These initiatives help cultivate the skills to design and execute quality improvement plans using proven methods. With VPS as a strategic partner, facilities can identify improvement areas, track their progress over time, and elevate the quality and outcomes of pediatric critical care services.
Moreover, as the leading database for pediatric ICUs, VPS can collect detailed patient information from numerous member hospitals over an extensive period, enabling the development of standardized illness severity measurement tools or scoring systems such as PIM-3 (pediatric index of mortality 3) and PRISM III (pediatric risk of mortality III). VPS also gives physicians access to anonymized patient data, fostering advanced research into innovative treatments.
