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March 5, 2019

Chicago, IL

March 6, 2019

Lisle, IL

AMITA HealthAmbassadors Orientation

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We Are Excited You Are Here!Welcome - We are excited you are here!

As an AMITA Ambassador you are going to put

Advocacy into Action!

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Welcome & Agenda

•Goals & Objectives

•Advocacy @ AMITA Health

•Breakout Sessions

– Telling Your Story

– Who is AMITA Health?

– Expertise Mapping

•What’s Next

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ADVOCACY AT AMITA HEALTH

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What is Advocacy?

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What Advocacy is and what it is not

Advocacy IS

• Connecting with decision-makers

(elected officials and community

leaders)

• Working locally, statewide and

nationally

• Telling AMITA Health’s story and

providing your expertise as a

resource to lawmakers

• Making a request for a position on an

issue important to you

Advocacy IS NOT

• Partisan

• Only for registered lobbyists

• Supporting or opposing candidates

• Cocktails and fancy dinners

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New AMITA Health Representation

Amy Grant,

R-WheatonLaura Fine,

D-Glenview

Chuy Garcia,

D-Chicago

Delia Ramirez,

D-Chicago

Deanne Mazzochi,

R-Elmhurst

Suzy Glowiak,

D-Western Springs

Sean Casten,

D-Downers Grove

Dan Ugaste,

R-Geneva

Donald Dewitte,

R-St. Charles

Kevin Morrison,

D-Chicago

Laura Ellman,

D-Naperville

State House State Senate

Cook County Board Congress

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The engine of this campaign are committed, energetic associates at all levels of our system.

The Goals of the Ambassador Program are to:

• Enhance efforts to engage associates in a sustainable

way

• Improve dialogue between front-line associates, leaders

and public officials

• Gather stories that illustrate how AMITA Health is

fulfilling its mission for internal and external use

• Prepare associates to carry the messages of the

organization to a variety of audiences including elected

officials, community groups and colleagues

• Respond rapidly to false or disparaging narratives

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Every associate can be a champion. Your real-life experience and expertise

are a resource for policymakers who shape legislation and regulation.

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What Matters to You

Taken by 03/01/19 by orientation participants

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Advocacy @ AMITA Health

https://advocacy.amitahealth.org/public-policies/

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BREAKOUT SESSIONS

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Tell us your story!

No one knows AMITA Health or our communities like you!

Table Discussions

•5 Minutes to write your story then share at your table.

•How does your story align?

•What themes were there at your table?

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Who is AMITA Health?

AMITA Health is the largest, faith-based health system in the state with 19 hospitals,

230 sites of care, more than 26,000 employees and 7000 physician partners. AMITA

Health provides high quality, compassionate care leading in telehealth, behavioral

health and serving 10% of the state’s Medicaid population.

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Expertise Mapping

Elected

Officials

Health Care

Transformation

Community

Needs

Quality & Safety

Fiscal

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NEXT STEPS

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Your First Action as an AMITA Ambassador

42 CFR Part 2

• Part 2 provisions are outdated and are not compatible

with the way health care is delivered currently.

• Access to a patient’s entire medical record, including

addiction records, ensures that providers and

organizations have all the information necessary for

safe, effective, high quality treatment and care

coordination that addresses all of a patient’s health

needs.

• Failure to integrate services and supports can lead to

risks and dangers to individual patients.

• Obtaining multiple consents from a patient is challenging

and creates barriers to whole-person, integrated

approaches to care that have proven to produce the

best outcomes for our patients.

• Part 2 requirements should be aligned fully with the

HIPAA requirements that allow the use and disclosure of

patient information for treatment, payment, and health

care operations.

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What’s Next

March

• Advocacy Call on March 11

• Ambassadors Email Update on March 25

• Online orientation development

• Legislative calls to action

April

• IHA Quality and Safety Showcase on April 3

• Advocacy Call on April 15

• IHA Lobby Day on April 30

• Legislative calls to action

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Our Commitment To You

• Advocacy Guide

• Training

• Targets and contact information

• Opportunities to connect

• Information about public policies and

position statements

• Talking Points

• Other Materials

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THANK YOU