About CMI

Care Management Institute

The Care Management Institute assists in the care of KP members by synthesizing knowledge about superior clinical approaches including the creation, implementation and evaluation of effective care management practices. Nationwide networks originating with CMI form a chain of care delivery improvement ending with high quality care delivered to KP members.

All work within CMI focuses on the following objectives:

  • Keeping patients at the center
  • Harnessing technology
  • Integrating capabilities across KP
  • Applying evidence
  • Measuring results
  • Spreading successful practices

CMI Co-Executive Directors

Clinical Library

The Clinical Library is a tool for KP health care professionals to access many resources, including: national clinical practice guidelines, successful practices, patient education tools, outcomes studies, medical journals, and reference texts. CMI is committed to making the right thing easier to do for KP physicians and health care professionals.


  
 


Alide Chase
Senior Vice President, Quality and Safety and Co-Executive Director, CMI 		   

Scott S. Young, MD
Associate Executive Director, Clinical Care and Innovation, The Permanente Federation, Senior Medical Director and Co-Executive Director, Care Management Institute

In close partnership with The Permanente Federation, the Permanente Medical Groups and the eight Kaiser Permanente Regions, Alide Chase oversees programs that support the national quality agenda for Kaiser Permanente. Her core work encompasses health care delivery, service, safety goals and objectives that are incorporated into national and regional business plans.

Ms. Chase has served as co-chair of the Kaiser Permanente National Quality Committee and is a leader in developing the Service Agenda. She was also actively involved in the development and launch of the "Big Q" Performance Dashboard. Ms. Chase also co-leads the Public Reporting Leadership Forum and has worked diligently to establish an integrated view of Kaiser Permanente's Quality Program.

A licensed Family Practice physician, Dr. Young joined Kaiser Permanente in 2006. He is the Co-Executive Director for the Care Management Institute and the Associate Executive Director for Clinical Care and Innovation.

Prior to joining KP he was the Director for Health Information Technology Programs with the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) and served as an AHRQ Representative for the Hurricane Katrina Disaster Response. 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 Senator Jeff Bingaman.

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 an MD from the University of Oklahoma 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.