Pediatric Research in Inpatient Settings

What Pediatric Research in Inpatient Settings does

Pediatric Research in Inpatient Settings (PRIS) is a multi-institutional pediatric hospitalist research network hosted by Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center. The network coordinates collaborative clinical research across 96 hospital sites spanning 34 US states and 2 Canadian provinces, enabling studies at a scale that no single pediatric institution could conduct independently. Its member base is diversified across freestanding children's hospitals (43%), children's hospitals within larger hospital systems (43%), and community hospitals with significant pediatric subspecialty services (14%), with sites averaging 192 pediatric beds and 20.5 clinical FTEs.

PRIS operates as a research consortium rather than a commercial enterprise. Its core product is a research collaboration infrastructure that facilitates multi-site study design, site coordination, and data collection. Active and completed research programs span 12+ named studies including I-PASS (structured handoff communication), SHAKE and PIPA (asthma care quality), PRIMES and SIP (respiratory illness measurement and care pathways), EMO (deimplementation of unnecessary monitoring), I-SHARE (patient safety reporting), GET2HOME and FAAN-C (care transitions), PFC I-PASS LISTEN (language equity), and I-CARE (pediatric psychiatric boarding). Research funding flows primarily through federal grants from AHRQ, NHLBI, NIMH, and PCORI to individual investigators at member institutions.

The network charges a membership fee structure to participating sites (specific pricing not publicly disclosed) and offers member benefits including quarterly educational webinars with pediatric hospital medicine leaders. Its revenue model is effectively grant-funded research with site fee supplementation, and it has no disclosed venture capital or private equity backing. Leadership comprises a Steering Committee chaired by Sunitha Kaiser, MD, MSc, with Vice Chair Katherine Auger, MD, MSc, and officers including Patrick Brady (Science Officer), Christopher Bonafide (Strategy & Operations Officer), and Chris Russell (Engagement Officer). Founding Chair Christopher Landrigan continues to serve on the Advisory Board.

Name

Pediatric Research in Inpatient Settings

Legal name

PRIS Network

Website

https://prisnetwork.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

PRIS Network is a pediatric hospitalist research consortium hosted by Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, coordinating multi-institutional clinical studies across 96 hospital sites in 34 US states and 2 Canadian provinces. It enables large-scale inpatient pediatric care research funded by federal agencies including AHRQ, NHLBI, NIMH, and PCORI.

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akta.pro rank

Product category

Clinical Research Networks

NAICS

Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals (622310), Child and Youth Services (62411)

SIC

Services-Hospitals (8060), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Children’s Hospitals (Acute Care) (HLAFAAAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Pediatric Specialty Care Centers (e.g., cardiology, oncology, neurology) (HLAFAJAH), Children’s Hospitals & Pediatric Health Systems (HLAFAJAG)

Keywords

• Pediatric hospital medicine
• Clinical research network
• Multi-institutional studies
• Inpatient pediatric care
• Healthcare quality improvement

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Network Membership/Fee Structure: PRIS Network charges a fee structure for participation. The network facilitates research studies funded by grants from organizations such as AHRQ, NIH, NHLBI, NIMH, and PCORI. Site membership provides access to collaborative research infrastructure and educational resources.

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Core offering

The Pediatric Research in Inpatient Settings (PRIS) Network is a multi-institutional research network that coordinates collaborative clinical studies on inpatient pediatric care across 96+ hospital sites spanning 34 US states and 2 Canadian provinces. The network facilitates study design, site coordination, and data collection for large-scale pediatric hospitalist research funded by federal agencies including NIH, AHRQ, NHLBI, NIMH, and PCORI. Members include freestanding children's hospitals, children's hospitals within larger hospital systems, and community hospitals with pediatric subspecialty services.

Product overview

The PRIS Network is a research network, not a product company. It operates as a multi-institutional pediatric hospitalist research consortium connecting 96+ hospital sites across 34 US states and 2 Canadian provinces. The network's offerings consist of collaborative research programs and infrastructure for conducting large-scale studies in inpatient pediatric care. Key offerings include: the PRIS Network Research Collaboration infrastructure (core platform), and multiple named research programs including I-PASS, SHAKE, PIPA, PRIMES, I-SHARE, PFC I-PASS LISTEN, EMO, GET2HOME, FAAN-C, SIP, and I-CARE studies. These research programs focus on quality improvement, patient safety, care transitions, health equity, and respiratory illness management in hospitalized children.

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Products and services

• PRIS Network Research Collaboration A pediatric hospitalist research network enabling multi-institutional clinical studies across 96+ hospital sites in 34 US states and 2 Canadian provinces. The network facilitates large-scale research in inpatient pediatric care, supporting study design, site coordination, and data collection across participating institutions. Member sites gain access to collaborative research infrastructure, quarterly educational webinars, and opportunities to leverage the network for their own research studies.

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Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• I-PASS InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerI-PASS is a structured handoff program developed and studied by PRIS Advisory Board member Christopher Landrigan. The I-PASS study is listed as completed PRIS research, and I-PASS has been associated with 30-50% reductions in harmful medical errors across settings and specialties. Patient and Family Centered I-PASS, a structured communication program integrated into family-centered rounds, has also shown significant safety improvements.

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Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Children's Hospital Association: National membership organization representing children's hospitals across the US. Comparable as a broader ecosystem organization serving children's hospitals with collaborative initiatives, though with a wider advocacy and operational scope than PRIS's research focus.
• Academic Pediatric Association: Professional society for academic pediatricians with research and education missions. Comparable as an organization advancing pediatric research and training, though broader in scope including outpatient and primary care research.

Direct peers

• Pediatric Health Information Network (PHIN): Database maintained by children's hospitals for comparative pediatric research. Comparable as research infrastructure enabling multi-institutional pediatric studies, though focused on administrative data analysis rather than PRIS's prospective clinical trials.
• Pediatric Trials Network (PTN): NIH-funded network conducting pediatric clinical trials across multiple sites. Directly comparable as a multi-institutional research infrastructure focused on pediatric studies, with similar federal funding model and collaborative design.
• Solutions for Patient Safety (SPS): Pediatric hospital network focused on patient safety and quality improvement through collaborative learning. Directly comparable as a multi-hospital pediatric network conducting collaborative research and implementation projects to improve inpatient care outcomes.
• Children's Oncology Group (COG): NCI-funded cooperative research group conducting pediatric cancer clinical trials across hundreds of institutions. Comparable as a multi-institutional pediatric research network with federal funding, though focused specifically on oncology rather than general hospital medicine.
• I-PASS Institute: Patient safety research and implementation organization that emerged from PRIS research (founded by PRIS Advisory Board member Christopher Landrigan). Directly comparable as a pediatric hospital medicine-focused initiative developing evidence-based care protocols and implementation tools.

Regional players

• Canadian Paediatric Surveillance Program: National pediatric surveillance and research program in Canada. Comparable as a pediatric research network enabling multi-site studies, though focused specifically on Canadian populations and rare conditions surveillance.

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Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

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Profiles19 records

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