New and Modernized Emmi Programs
Program Code: 33367
Subscriptions: EmmiHealth, EmmiEngage, Faith-Based EmmiEngage
Goal:
To support doctors and patients working toward concordance with medication treatments by:
- Using a questionnaire so patients can self-identify challenges they are having.
- Sharing ways to overcome these challenges in short, focused videos that are appear based on a viewer’s questionnaire answers.
- Offering communication strategies for patients to actively partner with their healthcare team.
- Each section incorporates review of strategies and encourages goal-oriented thinking.
Program Code: 41
Subscriptions: EmmiPrep, EmmiEngage, Faith-Based EmmiEngage
- Created intro section that incorporates branching for new vs recurrent patients
- Patient feedback suggested program was too long, especially for those who’ve have colonoscopies before.
- Recurrent patients now have option to jump to sections describing how to prepare for procedure.
- Created new section dedicated to describing what a colonoscopy feels like for better expectation setting
- Renamed all section headers to be more descriptive
- “Risk and Benefits”, section is now “Are Colonoscopies Safe”
- Added headers within “How to Prepare for a Colonoscopy” section that break down when steps need to be done ( i.e. “2 weeks before” “1 day before”)
- Revised overall tone and language of program
- Patient feedback suggested program was condescending at times
- Removed gendered language
- Updated age guidelines for colonoscopies and artwork to be more inclusive
- Younger adults, not just older adults, are common colonoscopy patients
- Included more racially diverse artwork
- Created risk menu interactivity in “Are Colonoscopies Safe” section
- Allows patients to select the risks they’d like to learn more about, shorter sections
- Added more information on alternatives to “Alternative to Colonoscopy” section
- Preparing for a Colonoscopy: Overview (32548)
- What Happens During a Colonoscopy?: Overview (32029)
Updated Emmi Programs
Program Code: 500
Subscriptions: EmmiDecide, EmmiEngage, Faith-Based EmmiEngage
- Updates to harmonize per CDI and UTD suggestions:
- Listing of LUTS in “Your Prostate”
- Expectation setting about when to see a urologist vs. GP, and when more specific tests are indicated
- Update information about side effects of medicine treatments
- Removed TUNA from potential treatments
- Updates per AMR suggestions:
- Added Water Vapor Thermal Therapy (Rezum®) in minimally invasive section
- Updated treatment terminology
- Added water jet as a device for ablation
- Art and language updates to improve diversity of gender representation
- Changed sections to streamline program
Program Code: 44
Subscriptions: EmmiPrep, EmmiEngage, Faith-Based EmmiEngage
- Updated for gender inclusivity considerations
- Updated content based on annual medical reviews:
- Clarifying which past procedures may necessitate a C-section
- Removing unnecessary information about the possibility of the baby dying before or shortly after C-section for health reasons unrelated to the C-section
- Suggestions from UptoDate editors (UTD)
- Adjusting language to match Childbirth® Emmi program
- New standard language for Emmi programs:
- 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 a C-Section?: Overview (32042)
- When Is a C-Section done?: Overview (31868)
