Justin's Blog

Therap’s Training Management System (TMS) has undergone a huge overhaul based on several years of customer feedback.

We hope to bring you the new release later this month.

If you are an existing TMS user, you should sign up for one of the webinars listed below that Kara is doing to show how your data will work in the new system.

All your data will be migrated across, though there will be a few blanks in places where we will now do much more in the way of activity and change tracking than we did in the previous version.

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If you have signed up for our Points Program, you should receive an email from our newest intern John today with your activity statement.

Take a look and if you notice anything missing or wrong please get in touch.

Remember, you need to send an email to points@TherapServices.net to register any qualifying activity.

:: Justin ::

This weekend we changed over to our new mail server where you will discover that everyones email address is now first.last@therapservices.net

Don’t worry though, all the old addresses will still work.

Just let us know if you have any problems getting through

:: Justin ::

I am way behind on blogging, so here goes for a little catch up!

On Friday night, Calum and I took Blair who was visiting us from Edinburgh (the wrong side unfortunately, but given that Hibs gave us all a laugh by losing to St. Mirren this weekend) went down to Citi Field in New York to see the Mets play Houston.

The Mets have been so bad, that this was my first time there.  What a great stadium!

From the Jackie Robinson Rotunda to the layout to all the amenities, it is a serious upgrade from Shea, though I have to say, it doesn’t quite feel like home.  The most pleasing thing though (after that fact that we actually won) was that they still play Lazy Mary after Take Me Out to the Ball Game.

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The weather was a lot less dramatic today, but I had a lot more fun!

This morning I presented to an all staff meeting of New Mexico’s DDSD.  I was showing off our progress with the eCHAT (electronic Comprehensive Health Assessment Tool) and the MAR and Health Tracking that DDSD has purchased for all their providers.

The meeting went really well with a very interesting and interested crowd who had some great comments and questions.

Most pleasing to me was the reports of how well the project was being received in the provider community based on the training Maureen has been doing (way to go Moe!)

One of these days, I am going to have to stay in New Mexico a while, but for now I’m on my way home, lots to be done!

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Taking my lead from Allison’s Weather Report, it’s time to talk about the weather.  Storms seem to be following me around in the best sort of Douglas Adams style.  The drive to Ithaca was a bit wild and then on Sunday, Calum and I went to see The Mighty Mighty Bosstones in Allentown, PA.  It’s a good thing the concert was so good, the drive was awful!  Rain all the way there and roadworks all the way back! 

I am now in Albuquerque, New Mexico to present to a group of state leaders on our eCHAT (electronic Comprehensive Health Assessment Tool) project.

I landed to some very dramatic storms and sky colours (I hope Maureen can take better photos than I got with my phone)

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Well, today we actually did it, and left Iona at Cornell (she should be home in about 8 weeks – though there do seem to be some other appealing choices for that weeked!)

The morning started with convocation for the 3,000 or freshmen representing 49 states and DC (unfortunately our friends from Montana are not currently represented in the Cornell Class of 2014 – we’ll need to do something about that – maybe Iona can count as an honorary Montanan?)

As always when at Cornell there was a lot of walking involved, but with scenery like this in the middle of your campus it’s hard to complin!

Having picked up a few last essentials (like a lamp and rock climbing shoes) it was time to say goodbye.

I can only imagine how many wonderful things she will experience over the next four years… and how much I will miss her.

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Last night Michele and I drove up to Ithaca (I’m getting good at that drive) and had my starting-to-get-traditional Ithaca Indian meal (there’s a great restaurant just down from the Holiday Inn).

This morning we drove up to the campus (very slowly as the traffic was more like rush hour Manhattan) to collect Iona who was returning from a week of hiking and climbing in the Catskills and took her to find her room.

Everyone around was very helpful and cheery and we moved all Iona’s stuff into her room (a very nice one it is too!) met her room mate and let her to do her thing.

We’re back tomorrow for a few introductory things, and then I think she kicks us out!

All very cool, and very, very exciting.

:: Justin ::

There is a lot going on in Therapville, New Mexico just now.

To keep up with the latest, I suggest that you keep and eye on Maureen’s Blog and the New Mexico page of our website.

We are in the implementation stages of a very exciting project there, implementing the Electronic Comprehensive Health Assessment Tool (eCHAT to its friends).  This involves agencies across New Mexico completing a very thorough and detailed health assessment (including linked aspiration and self medication assessments) for everyone the support through waiver services.

These will then be available for team members, acuity calculations and to make recommendations on follow up and protocols that needs to be in place.  Along with this, all New Mexico providers get full access to Therap’s Health Tracking, MAR (Medication Administration Record) and First Databank drug database.

The folks in New Mexico are tremendous to work with and we are building a very exciting series of tools which we will also be able to make available to Therap users across the country. If you’d like to know more, just get in touch!

:: Justin ::