Executive Biographies | The Permanente Federation

Scott Young, MD

Associate executive director, Clinical Care and Innovation, The Permanente Federation, LLC

Scott Young, MD, leads The Permanente Federation’s efforts to determine strategies for the creation of relevant information and practices in the areas of clinical process improvement, delivery system innovation, and resource stewardship. He also serves as co-executive director of Kaiser Permanente’s Care Management Institute. At CMI, he leads a nationwide team that is integral to Kaiser Permanente’s commitment to improve the care and wellness of its 8.8 million members.

Dr. Young is the former director for Health IT at the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Prior to joining AHRQ, he served as a senior clinical advisor in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Scott’s policy experience also includes service as a RWJ health policy fellow in the office of U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman of New Mexico.

He is the former executive vice president of the Utah HealthCare Institute, a not-for-profit organization providing clinical care, outreach programs, medical education, research, informatics, and health policy services. Dr. Young is a founding member of Intermountain Health Care’s Utah Valley Family Practice Residency.

Dr. Young received his medical degree from the University of Oklahoma in 1987 and completed his training at the Fairfax Family Practice Residency. He is board certified in family medicine and a fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians.