Janice Tufte was born and raised in Seattle, Washington. She has also resided in Wisconsin, Minnesota, California, Vermont, and New Mexico. She attended college in Washington, Minnesota, and California with a focus on sociology and special education. Tufte has a passion for connecting communities and or individuals to each other. She is an expert at taking learned best practices and information gained from one organization or institution and sharing that important knowledge with others. She calls this practice of connecting the dots “pollination.” She is currently presenting as an individual and on panels at medical conferences. She also has participated on large international research conference planning committees and reviewed abstracts for many conferences, bringing the patient partner voice to conferences. Tufte has initiated and nurtured six Puget Sound community-based projects, addressing the social determinants of health and disparities, combining poverty awareness with volunteer-based opportunities. She is currently involved with evidence-based work, measurement recommendations, and guidelines participation, with health systems improvement as her priority area. She has been a PCORI Ambassador since 2014 and has attended multiple Annual Meetings and presented at the 2017 preconference. She has received multiple scholarships related to integrating the patient partner voice and is active in Ambassador activities.
Ambassador Information
Research: Creating a Clinic-Community Liaison Role in Primary Care: Engaging Patients and Community in Health Care Innovation – Co-Investigator
Engagement Award: Defining Patient-Centered Metrics for Low Value Care – Advisory Member
Engagement Award: A Research Agenda for Translating Disease Specific Care to Patient Goals-Directed Care for People with Multiple Chronic Conditions – Advisor
Clinical Data Research Networks (CDRN): Kaiser Permanente & Strategic Partners Patient Outcomes Research To Advance Learning (PORTAL) Network – Patient Engagement Council
Engagement Award: Health Literacy Annual Research Conference – Patient Partner, Abstract and Poster Reviewer
PCORI Peer Reviewer
University of Washington Centers for Comparative and Health System Effectiveness, CERTAIN – Patient Research Advisor
American College of Phyisicians – Public Panel Member
Healthcare For Homeless Seattle-King County – Governance Advisory Committee