The Interdisciplinary Model: An Effective Approach to Patient Family-Centered Healthcare at a Tertiary Care Specialty Brachial Plexus Program
University of Michigan’s Neonatal Brachial Plexus Palsy (NBPP) Program was designed with the vision and mission to better the lives of patients with NBPP and to provide the best interdisciplinary care through collaboration, teaching and innovation while employing the principles of patient family-centered care. This study surveyed fifty NBPP patients and families to evaluate the program’s strengths, weaknesses and opportunities for improvement of patient experience in caring for NBPP patients.
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