Nicole Van Borkulo, Med Email & Phone Number

Seattle, Washington

Directing the Student Experience Project focused on creating equitable, student-centered learning environments that support the success, retention and degree attainment of students served least well in higher education.Leading implementation and execution of practice facilitation for the NorthCentral Accountable Community of Health in Washington State focused on Medicaid transformation and the integration of behavioral health and primary care.

Seattle, Wa

Led practice facilitation in two internal Kaiser Permanente implementation initiatives on complex care and integration of a new role into primary careFacilitated implementation of new Community Resource Specialist role in care delivery system as part of the Learning Health SystemDirected the Learning Community of Coaches for the Healthy Hearts Northwest initiativeSupervised Practice Facilitators who are working in clinics in three statesLed Change Package development for Taking Action on OveruseProvided quality improvement support and coaching for the Team-based Safe Opioid Prescribing initiative

United States

Conducted an independent assessment of the implementation of patient-centered medical home by the Los Angeles Department of Health Services at all of the Ambulatory Care Network facilities in partnership with Qualis Health.Provided QI consultation for ImproveCareNow Network, an active, open learning health network that uses collaboration and data to drive improvements. Working in collaboration with Vermont Children’s Hospital and Cincinnati Children’s Hospital and Regional Medical Center focusing on clinical care outcomes and patient and family engagement strategiesDirected the Enhanced Household-based Recruitment Improvement Network group of the National Children’s StudyDirected Early Developmental Screening Initiative for UCLA Center for Healthier Children, Families and CommunitiesAssessed readiness for state-wide Improvement Partnership in Oregon Directed Washington State Collaborative to Improve Health Oversaw National Childhood Obesity Action Network, a program of NICHQCoached clinical practices in quality improvement methodology and system changeDirected three Children’s Health Improvement Collaboratives in Washington StateEvaluated the effectiveness and structure of primary care/community resource linkagesParticipated in Washington State stakeholders group for quality improvement in primary care

Greater Seattle Area

Directed the PCMH Practice Transformation Collaborative for the Association of Utah Community HealthManaged and provided technical assistance to five regions with 65 clinical sites for the Commonwealth Fund-sponsored Safety Net Medical Home Initiative (SNMHI), a national demonstration projectCoached regional facilitators and practice sites on the Framework for PCMH Transformation with emphasis on quality and performance improvementEvaluated and summarized progress of 65 sites towards PCMH TransformationSupported SNMHI project team in meeting contract deliverablesPresented at conferences to promote the results of the SNMHI

Master'S Degree, Education

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Sociology