Nicki Perisho MPH, RN

Ms. Nicki Perisho serves as the Program Director at the Northwest Telehealth Resource Center (NRTRC), creating and disseminating resources to expand and sustain telehealth in the NRTRC’s seven-state region, serving AK, ID, MT, OR, UT, WA, and WY. She is an invited speaker across the country, sharing her deep and broad telehealth expertise in ways that resonate with participants, including a focus on telehealth’s critical role in achieving the quadruple aim of reducing cost, improving quality, enhancing the patient experience, and bettering the work-life of health care staff.

Prior to joining the NRTRC, Ms. Perisho oversaw the Telehealth Program at a rural regional hospital, managing all aspects of telehealth delivery, expansion, and improvement. Her clinical background in critical care, years of telehealth experience, and her knowledge of the needs of healthcare providers and patients translate into an intuitive approach to supporting and operationalizing telehealth best practices for healthcare. Ms. Perisho has testified in front of Congress at the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Health Care and is pursuing a Master of Public Health as a health policy fellow at the University of California, Berkeley.