Iva Lee Clement

About Iva Lee Clement

I’ve worked in healthcare management for most of my career, starting in strategic…

Experience

1. VP of Governmental Affairs

   SCP Health

   Apr 2006 — Present · Lafayette, LA, US

   VP of Governmental Affairs (2015-Present) COS & COO of Wellness Works (20••••15) Chief of Staff to Dr. William Schumacher (2010-13)VP of Strategic Planning & Governmental Affairs (2009-10)Director of Industry Research & Strategic Planning (2006-09)Recruited initially to assist in strategic planning related to company expansion. Identified opportunities for operational improvement, cost cutting and growth. Recent work has focused on legislative affairs for Schumacher and its clinical partners in all 50 states. STRATEGIC PLANNINGWorked with key stakeholders on the strategy and direction for new initiatives and business excellence. Established teams, identified necessary actions, tracked, monitored and reported on key milestones and indicators. • Saved annually by outsourcing billing and coding operations.• Expedited revenue collection on patient charts equating to $30M. • Served as executive liaison during development of the Care Management Division and following acquisition of WellnessWorks and 7 PT clinics.• Led integration of WellnessWorks and PT clinics.• Secured a $9 million grant with the State of Louisiana. GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRSMonitor proposed state and federal legislation and regulation. Develop lobbying strategies, build coalitions, speak with legislators, and manage consultants. Participate in the rule making process with regulatory bodies such as DHH, DOI, state boards of medical examiners, etc. • Defeated Louisiana legislation to ban balance billing. • Defeated legislation to institute a triage fee on LA hospitals.• Worked with partner hospitals to access UPL dollars for physicians.• Helped establish and foster state legislative coalitions in LA, FL and TX.• Identified and developed relationships with strategic allies to support advocacy efforts. • Led employee outreach to elected officials; over touchpoints generated.

Education

• University of Louisiana at Lafayette

  Master

• University of Louisiana at Lafayette

  BA

Skills

• Healthcare Industry
• Legislative Relations
• Physicians
• Healthcare Consulting
• Medicine
• Physician Relations
• Revenue Cycle
• Healthcare Information Technology (Hit)
• Healthcare Management
• Hipaa
• Emergency Room
• Leadership
• Advocacy
• Emr
• Internal Medicine
• U.s. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (Hipaa)
• Healthcare
• Healthcare Information Technology
• Working with Physicians
• Managed Care
• Electronic Medical Record (Emr)
• Informatics
• Regulatory Affairs
• Health Advocacy
• Practice Management
• Critical Care
• Hospitals
• Ehr
• Medicare
• Medical Education
• Strategic Planning
• Emergency Medicine
• Legislative Affairs