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Updated Emmi Programs
- COVID-19 Full and Short-form Programs
- COVID-19 Vaccines (32625)
- Defib (Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Defibrillator) (167)
- Defib (Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator) (168)
- Pregnancy Symptoms: 2nd Trimester (27987)
- Pregnancy Symptoms: 3rd Trimester (27988)
- Vasectomy (78)
- Breast Biopsy: Image-Guided Needle (FNA or Core) (22334)
- Insomnia and Getting a Good Night's Sleep (19294)
Updated Emmi Programs
COVID-19: Full Program
*Note: Updates to the COVID-19 programs will be made in February 2022
Subscriptions: EmmiEngage
Main changes:
- Made language around booster shots stronger, recommending that everyone who is eligible should get one
- Removed age specific language around COVID-19 vaccines and boosters. Added link to UpToDate’s “The Basics: COVID-19 Vaccines” patient education page for current guidelines
- COVID-19: What is COVID-19? 33209
- COVID-19: How does it spread? 31518
- COVID-19: What are the symptoms? 31521
- COVID-19: What should I do if I'm feeling sick?
- COVID-19: What should I do if I'm worried I've been exposed? 31516
- COVID-19: What can I do to stay healthy? 31520
- COVID-19: How can I help slow the spread? 31519
Subscriptions: EmmiSafety, EmmiEngage
Main changes:
- Made language around booster shots stronger, recommending that everyone who is eligible should get one
- Removed age specific language around COVID-19 vaccines and boosters. Added link to UTD’s “The Basics: COVID-19 Vaccines” patient education page for current guidelines
Defib (Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Defibrillator)
Subscriptions: EmmiHealth, EmmiEngage
Main changes:
- Updated for accessibility and gender inclusivity considerations
- Harmonized content with UpToDate:
- According to UpToDate, some devices, like cell phones and smart watches, contain magnets that can deactivate a CRT-D. Edited to advise patients to exercise caution and check with their doctor before using these devices.
- Updated content based on annual medical reviews:
- Added shared decision-making information since Medicare now requires SDM documentation before a CRT-D can be placed.
- Deleted specifics around what constitutes as a fever, since this can vary between organizations. Program previously listed a fever as 101°F or more.
These changes have also been applied to the following associated EmmiEducate program:
- What Happens During a Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Defibrillator (CRT-D) Procedure?: Overview (32503)
Defib (Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator)
Program Code: 168
Subscriptions: EmmiPrep, EmmiEngage
- Updated for accessibility and gender inclusivity considerations
- Harmonized content with UpToDate:
- Added information about a subcutaneous ICD
- According to UpToDate, some devices, like cell phones and smart watches, contain magnets that can deactivate an ICD. Edited to advise patients to exercise caution and check with their doctor before using these devices.
- Updated content based on annual medical reviews:
- Added shared decision-making information since Medicare now requires SDM documentation before an ICD can be placed.
- Deleted specifics around what constitutes as a fever, since this can vary between organizations. Program previously listed a fever as 101°F or more.
- What Happens During an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) Procedure?: Overview (32418)
Pregnancy Symptoms: 2nd Trimester
Subscriptions: EmmiHealth, EmmiEngage
Main changes:
- Changed from ‘provider’ to ‘doctor’ throughout based on patient feedback
- Edited for inclusivity and accessibility considerations
- Removed first person throughout
- Harmonized with UpToDate
- Edited a couple “symptoms” from the What You May Feel section to match 1st trimester flow
- What to Expect During Your Second Trimester: Overview (32110)
Pregnancy Symptoms: 3rd Trimester
Subscriptions: EmmiPrep, EmmiEngage
Main changes:
- Changed from ‘provider’ to ‘doctor’ throughout based on patient feedback
- Edited for inclusivity and accessibility considerations
- Removed first person throughout
- Harmonized with UpToDate
- Edited a couple “symptoms” from the What You May Feel section to match 1st trimester
- Warning Signs in the Third Trimester of Pregnancy: Overview (31895)
- What to Expect During Your Third Trimester: Overview (32123)
Subscriptions: EmmiPrep, EmmiEngage
Main changes:
- Updates to improve gender inclusivity when referencing the patient, their partner, and the physician
- What Happens During a Vasectomy?: Overview (32039)
Breast Biopsy: Image-Guided Needle (FNA or Core)
Subscriptions: EmmiPrep, EmmiEngage
Main changes:
- Updated content with AMR notes
- Included lines to clarify the difference between cysts and fibroadenomas
- Added lines on BIRAD score for patient expectation setting
- Emphasized that surgical biopsies are not an alternative to needle biopsies, only used first if needle biopsies aren’t
- Rearranged several lines for better content flow
- Breast Biopsy and Your Breast: Overview (31866)
- What Happens During a Breast Biopsy (Fine-Needle or Core Needle)?: Overview (32107)
- What May a Breast Biopsy Find?: Overview (31867)
Insomnia and Getting a Good Night's Sleep
Subscriptions: EmmiHealth, EmmiEngage
Main changes:
- Updated Emmi language style to make more concise
- Updated sleep recommendations per the National Sleep Foundation and the American Academy of Sleep Medicine/Sleep Research Society
- Elaborated upon circadian rhythm to make more sense
- Harmonized with UpToDate
- Added, “Or you have a few nights of poor sleep followed by a night of better sleep.” as one component of insomnia
- Removed “a glass of wine with dinner is probably OK” since UTD content on alcohol and insomnia states: “Avoid alcohol near bedtime (eg, late afternoon and evening).”
- What Is Insomnia?: Overview (31910)
- Your Sleep Cycle: Overview (32102)
