Therapville in the Midwest

Archive for February, 2012

The annual Therap conference is over and it was a wonderful opportunity to learn, share and network! There was a Missouri User Group that took place and great ideas were shared. Did you know that there is a Missouri State page on Therap? I like the fact that there is some “Missouri Specific” information listed here. I think this page might be enhanced by adding some information about the Therap GER module incorporating the Missouri CER form and maybe adding some information about how this functions within Therap. The Central Missouri Regional Office has welcomed CERs that are typed and legible. It has also been beneficial to my agency, as we are able to complete trend analysis in a quicker, more efficient fashion. Our Human Rights Committee and Health and Safety Committee are both able to identify agency wide trends.
Michelle

Check out the latest blog from the Provider Administrator Conference in New York.

Wish you were here!  People say that a lot.  This is never so true than at this point of the year for me wanting every single agency in the Midwest to the National Conference in Newark, NJ.  We have agency from across the country all coming into NJ to meet to discuss all the  new items in Therap as well as discuss the future of Therap for the next 3 days.  It is so awesome to see some agencies from Therap Midwest represented at the conference.  Agencies from Kansas, Missouri, Minnesota, Illinois, and Indiana. Click on the link below to see the latest installment of the Midwest Video Blog below……

Hey everyone! Jordan again. Just finishing up my week in Waterbury with Maureen and Justin! I may have chatted with a few of you this week as I took my first few attempts at live help. In between chatting sessions there were a few minor details to finish up to get ready for the National Provider Administrator Conference in 4 days!!! I’ve learned a lot this week about the really neat things you can do with the data you collect using Therap. Can’t wait to learn even more next week at the conference! Look forward to seeing everyone in New Jersey!

Hello Therapville! Jordan here! Just a quick post about the time Chris and I spent with the wonderful people in Seneca, Kansas last week! We were assisting the great staff at the Nemaha County Training Center get started with Therap and they made us feel right at home! I wanted to share with all of the Therap users a cool policy NCTC uses for medication errors.
Their system works much like the points on a driver’s license. The nurse assigns a severity rating to each medication administered to the individuals supported. If a staff misses a dose of a medication they lose a certain amount of points. The points lost are dependent on the severity level of the medication (ie a missed seizure medication would cause the staff to lose more points then missing a dose of nasal spray). Once the staff loses all of their points the agency reports them to the state for abuse/neglect. If the staff goes the agency determined amount of time without having a medication error they are able to gain points back. Chris and I thought this was a great way to motivate staff to go through all of their necessary checks and really take medications seriously as no one wants to be put on the abuse/neglect registry.
The second most exciting part of our time in Seneca (besides the training of course) was finding out the town had a Valentino’s Italian Buffet which I thought was a Nebraska only restaurant that I’ve had quite the hankerin’ for since moving to Kansas City!
I can’t wait to meet more of the inspiring Therap providers at the National Conference next week in New Jersey and learn all I can about the amazing programs everyone is running! Happy Wednesday!
Jordan