Emmi Solutions, LLC, creators of Web-based interactive multimedia
patient education programs, has collaborated with the American Cancer
Society, the nation’s leading voluntary health organization and the
preeminent source of cancer information and service, to expand Emmi
Solutions’ existing suite of cancer-related programs.
“By working with Emmi Solutions, we will be able to help
patients get well by providing information in an interactive,
personalized format that will support a broad audience of patients.”
Emmi Solutions developed these programs with the assistance and
expertise of the American Cancer Society. The programs simplify complex
medical information in a way that makes it easy for patients and their
caregivers to understand. Emmi® programs use a
soothing voice, animation and easy-to-read text to enhance learning,
engage patients and encourage them to take an active role in their
health care.
“Every cancer patient deserves to have access to the right information
at the right time in their care in order to make the most informed
decisions,” said Terry Music, chief mission delivery officer, American
Cancer Society. “By working with Emmi Solutions, we will be able to help
patients get well by providing information in an interactive,
personalized format that will support a broad audience of patients.”
The new programs include topics such as chemotherapy and radiation.
These programs will be an added value to existing Emmi Solutions’
clients. Additionally, patients can be provided an access code to view
an Emmi® cancer program by contacting the American
Cancer Society’s National Cancer Information Center (NCIC).
Hospitals across the country use Emmi® programs to help educate
and engage their patients, such as NorthShore University HealthSystem,
which includes several hospitals around the Chicago area. “When a cancer
diagnosis is given, patients may be confused and overloaded with
information before meeting with their doctors,” explains David J.
Winchester, M.D., chief of the Division of General Surgery and Chair of
Surgical Oncology, NorthShore University HealthSystem. “By prescribing
this type of technology, we help our patients to focus on accurate
information and extend our conversations beyond the hospital’s walls,
increasing the understanding and retention of critical aspects of their
care. This facilitates a consistent delivery of knowledge to all of our
patients.”