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Emmi – ®
An Interactive Experience
By KiErrin Phillips, MSN, RN, quality health integration clinical supervisor at Network Health
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mmi allows you to take control of your health by watching short interactive videos on various health topics. These videos can help you better understand your health. You can view these videos on a computer, tablet or smartphone at your convenience. Emmi allows you to pause, rewind and repeat videos as many times as you like. These videos can help you feel prepared for a new or unfamiliar health care experience or help you prepare questions for your personal doctor that are specific to your needs.
Not sure where to start? Anywhere you see the Emmi logo throughout this issue of Concierge, you will find an Emmi link about that topic. Visit the link to watch the Emmi video. If you want guidance about which videos are best for you, based on your personal health and well-being, call our health care concierge team at 800-378-5234 (TTY 800-947-3529), Monday–Friday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and ask to talk with a health coach. Or email us at healthcoaching@networkhealth.com.
Advance Care Planning By Alice Parks, director of population health at Network Health
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ational Healthcare Decisions Day occurs every year on April 16. This day is meant to educate and empower the public and health care providers about the importance of advance care planning. If you haven’t had the opportunity to create or review your advance care plan, make sure you do that as soon as possible and share it with your family and health care providers.
What is advance care planning?
You may not have heard of advance care planning, but it affects each of us. It allows you to plan and make decisions now that guide your health care in the future if you are ever unable to speak for yourself or make your own decisions.
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Why is advance care planning important?
Usually, only you can make important decisions about your health. However, there are situations where you may not be able to do so, such as an accident or illness that causes confusion or affects your ability to communicate your wishes to your health care team. It’s hard to think about that type of situation, but if it were to happen, who would you want to make health decisions for you? And how would that person know what your wishes are? Advance care planning prepares your health care providers and the person you choose to make your health care decisions. It allows you to discuss what is important networkhealth.com