SCP Health | Advocating for a Better Tomorrow
Physician advocacy in health care seeks to impact the environment where we deliver care by simplifying care delivery, reducing friction, and creating a pathway for a better future. Together, we can make a difference.
Why We Advocate
SCP Health is committed to impacting meaningful change to our health care system through strategic action. Using our knowledge and expertise, we advocate for our patients, our clinicians, and the communities we serve.
We promote policies and practices that:
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Support the delivery of high-quality,
patient-centered care -
Create and maintain a safe and constructive
clinical practice environment - Ensure economically sustainable practices
Health Care Advocacy Issues
We work to make an impact on issues that directly impact the broader health care system, such as:
The Dr. Lorna
Breen Act
Health Care Workplace Safety
No Surprises Act
ED Boarding Crisis
Telehealth Modernization Act
Medicare Physician Fee Schedule
Advocacy Across the Industry
Our clinicians and employees advocate consistently and collaboratively across the health care industry, working at local, regional, state, and federal levels to create a greater impact. Each day, our advocacy efforts make a significant impact at all levels. Through these initiatives, we actively engage with:
LEGISLATURES
REGULATORY AGENCIES
LICENSING BOARDS
OF JURISDICTION
REGULATORY AGENCIES
We work with like-minded organizations and coalitions throughout the country to advocate on behalf of patients, clinicians, and our health care system. Examples include:
- American College of Emergency Medicine
- Society of Hospital Medicine
- Emergency Department Practice Management Association
- Emergency Medicine Policy Institute
- Medicine Louisiana
