SCAI recently joined other physician specialty organizations to support the reintroduction of "The Workforce Mobility Act." SCAI believes that this is vital legislation that will allow the healthcare workforce to best serve their patients. SCAI President Srihari S. Naidu, MD, MSCAI said the following:

"The Workforce Mobility Act is vital legislation that will allow the healthcare workforce to best serve our patients. Nowhere in the doctor-patient relationship does it mention an employer. Let’s keep it that way. The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI), the home for interventional cardiologists, supports the Workforce Mobility Act because protecting patient access to high-quality cardiovascular care depends on removing unnecessary barriers to trusted physicians and other medical professionals. 

With restrictive non-compete clauses in their employment contracts, interventional cardiologists seeking better professional opportunities to provide the highest level of patient care may be prevented from serving their communities and patients they know, often for decades.  

Interventional cardiologists are in short supply, particularly in rural and underserved areas. We should protect the strong bond often created between patients and their doctors, who, in our case, perform life-changing procedures on arteries and valves. Non-compete clauses that force physicians to leave their patients unannounced can impact an entire community’s access to trusted care."