Kaiser Permanente | Dr. Hector de Leon on Scaling What Works in Healthcare
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Dr. Hector de Leon discusses scaling effective healthcare practices and the importance of collaboration in transforming the healthcare system.
Recorded live at the AHIP 2026 Conference, Eric Glazer sits down with Dr. Hector de Leon, Board Chair of the Kaiser Permanente Medical Foundation and practicing pediatrician, for a conversation about one of healthcare's biggest challenges: Not discovering what works, but scaling what already does. For more than 80 years, Kaiser Permanente has built its care model around prevention, physician trust, integrated care, and long-term health outcomes. In this conversation, Dr. de Leon shares practical examples of how those principles come to life, and why Kaiser is increasingly partnering with organizations across the country to help scale those lessons beyond its own walls. In this episode: A patient story that brings value-based care to life Why physician trust, not prior authorization, can accelerate better care How Kaiser embeds prevention into everyday clinical workflows Making the "right thing" the easiest thing to do for patients and clinicians Why higher screening rates lead to better outcomes and lower costs The thinking behind Risant Health, Habitat Health, and Kaiser's growing partnerships Why collaboration, not competition, may be the future of healthcare transformation…
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Host: Eric Glazer
Guest: Dr. Hector de Leon
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