VTE Care Transitions Advisors

He helped introduce the social and behavioral change process, Positive Deviance (PD), into healthcare in North and South America and served as principal investigator on the first significant multi-hospital application in the US. He coauthored Inviting Everyone: Healing Healthcare through Positive Deviance.

In recent years he has been active in developing and diffusing Relational Coordination theory in healthcare in the United States. He has led Relational Coordination-informed initiatives to improve the quality of care in an intensive care unit, in a family medicine practice, a federally-qualified health center, in case management process in a large health insurer, and in joint replacement surgery. He also helped integrate Relational Coordination into the culture of Cabin Creek Health Systems and Billings Clinic.

Lindberg holds a masters degree in healthcare administration and a doctorate in complexity science and social change which he earned at University of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom. Lindberg has played an important role in bringing complexity science concepts into healthcare and management. He has written numerous articles and coauthored several books, including Edgeware: Lessons From Complexity Science for Health Care Leaders and On the Edge: Nursing in the Age of Complexity.

Dr. Kleinman specializes in primary care Internal Medicine (with Baptist Memorial Healthcare) and inpatient Pediatrics. He serves as the Continuity Clinic director for the MedPeds residents and is the Director of the Transitional Care program at Lebonheur Children's Hospital for children with chronic diseases who are becoming adults. He has lectured on the clinical significance of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in pediatric and complex care populations.

Mike graduated from the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine and completed his residency in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at the University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center (UTHSC) where he served as Chief Resident.

Dr. Williams is an experienced clinician with extensive knowledge in process improvement and clinical operations.  Earlier this year, she transitioned from her longstanding primary care practice to a consultative practice at the Thrombosis Clinic within the HealthPartners care group.  In her current leadership role as a Regional Medical Director, Rae Ann is primarily responsible for the health and patient experience outcomes of the 7 clinics in her region. 

Rae Ann’s interests include systems-based approaches to preventive care delivery, diabetes care optimization, and hypertension management.  In addition, she has participated in work to centralize primary care services including medication refills, anticoagulation management and cervical cancer screening. Through her division’s work on redesigning ambulatory care, HealthPartners has twice been awarded the American Medical Group Association (AMGA) Acclaim Award recognizing innovation in health care. 

Dr. Williams is a 1988 graduate of the University of Minnesota Medical School and completed her residency at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis.  She is board certified in Internal Medicine and a Fellow of the American College of Physicians.