Jason Scott

Jason Scott has over two decades of experience in learning health systems, implementation science, program evaluation, quality improvement, and patient safety. His work connects research with practice to inform care delivery and improve patient outcomes. He partners with health system leaders, frontline clinicians, patients, and community partners to implement and evaluate change, using mixed-methods research, rapid-cycle evaluation, and realist approaches to understand how programs work in different settings.

At AIR, Scott directs an evaluation of San Mateo County’s subsidized transportation program, examining its impact on loneliness and its costs and benefits. He also leads a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration project developing continuing education on older driver safety for health care providers. Through the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute’s (PCORI) Translation Center, he produces accessible summaries that help the public understand findings from PCORI-funded research.

Scott’s other work at AIR includes contributing patient safety expertise to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s National Action Alliance for Patient and Workforce Safety, helping evaluate practices and translate findings into resources for hospitals and health systems. He has also conducted a rapid-cycle evaluation of a patient navigation program and supported the PCORI Health Systems Implementation Initiative learning collaborative through technical assistance, shared learning, and resources to help health systems implement research findings.

Before joining AIR, Scott led embedded research and improvement initiatives at Kaiser Permanente and Intermountain Healthcare. At Kaiser Permanente, his work included implementing and evaluating medically tailored meals following hospital discharge, evaluating medical–dental integration, and directing quality improvement training. At Intermountain Healthcare, he supported quality improvement training through the Advanced Training Program in Healthcare Delivery Improvement, supported systemwide care delivery transformation and helped facilitate national collaboratives focused on evidence-based quality and patient safety.