Karen Hildebrandt

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Michigan Medicine doctor gains new perspective as a stroke patient

Experience gave him a new appreciation for interprofessional patient care
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Mobile monitoring system transforms bedside care

The Mobile Monitoring Transformation Project, supported by the Sickbay Clinical Platform will allow care team members to access data from cardiac monitors and all connected bedside devices on workstations, PCs, phones and tablets. The new web-based technology will transform bedside care and greatly enhance collaboration among care team members. A pilot was run last year, and units in different buildings will begin using the new technology this week, with a larger rollout planned.
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Hospital level care at home

The new program’s first direct enrollment patient shares his experience.
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An initiative addressing health disparities in rates of poorly controlled pain

Despite equal access to pain management care, Black patients were 40% more likely than white patients to report uncontrolled pain scores. New pilot programs aim to change that.
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A pharmacy role targeting pain management

Getting to know a pain management clinical pharmacist-specialist.
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Videos teach inclusion and caring for transgender patients

How instructional videos for staff are helping transgender patients feel ‘safe, accepted and welcomed.'
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A Mission to Improve Cystic Fibrosis Treatment Across the Globe

A doctor develops a new training program to help improve testing and care available for those with the genetic disease, starting in the Middle East.