Welcome to Therap: Peter O’Meara, Director of Government Relations
May 15th, 2012 | 
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These are very exciting times here at Therap. Having just welcomed Michelle Saunders as someone with a huge amount of experience on the provider side of things, I am now delighted to welcome Peter O’Meara who will be working with us on the state side of things.
Our interactions with states have become more and more important over the years, not only as we make sales directly to states, but also as we work on billing interfaces, electronic signatures, and having our forms and processes approved all around the country. What Jason did in Georgia recently is a great example of this.
Over the coming weeks, Peter will be at the Therap Conference in Kansas City and with me as the NASDDDS Conference in Sacramento, California, so me sure to welcome him aboard.
Peter has worked in the field of Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities since 1966 assisting and supporting individuals and their families in a variety of positions from volunteer and direct care to social worker and administrator. He served for seventeen years in the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare and ten years for the Massachusetts Department of Mental Retardation and for the last sixteen years was the Commissioner of Developmental Services for the State of Connecticut. He has seen the positive evolution of the system of supports and services to one that is now focused on self direction and determination and one that abounds with a host of choices that are highly individualized. He has also served on the Boards of a number of provider organizations over the years and understands the pressures those organizations are under.
He has been primarily involved in the policy development and implementation aspects of service delivery from the perspective of the role and responsibilities of government entities to develop systems of care that are responsive to the needs of consumers but permit the governmental agencies to foster best practices. Additionally, Peter has been involved in developing systems that assure fiscal integrity and program oversight with a specific emphasis on reducing risk and jeopardy for program participants.
Peter understands the importance of the partnership between the providers of services and the government agencies that fund, support and oversee the system. In these challenging fiscal times the services and tools Therap offers to both providers and government is invaluable in managing the systems of care but more importantly maintaining and enhancing the quality of outcomes for participants.
:: Justin ::
Updates to Therap for States
Over the last week, we’ve released a whole bunch of updates to Therap for States.
You can read all about them here.
:: Justin ::
Release Notes for Therap for States 1.01
MCI Search
We have updated the Master Control Index (MCI) search configuration for our users convenience. There can be a maximum of one hundred search results for the MCI Search and a minimum of no search result in the system.
Authorization
We have enhanced the validation,alignment and printing related fields and positions in the Authorization for Therap in States.
User type: Central Office Staff
Only the Central Office Staff users have the necessary privileges to work with the Legacy documents. They can view and edit any documents corresponding to the Legacy.
Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP)
We have added the option to attach files to the IFSP form. The size of the attachment can be of a maximum 3MB.
Individual Form
We have included the case re-open option in the Individual form.
Admin Note
We have removed three month’s data range limit for Admin Notes search option.
Progress Notes
We have enhanced the view of the Progress Notes in order to show complete Outcome.
QER
We have enhanced the numerical order for Outcomes in QER.
Progress Notes
We have increased the size of comments box in Progress Notes.
Release notes for Therap for States 1.0
We are very excited to announce the release of Therap for States.
Below are the release notes:
Intake-MCI
Intake forms are interfaced with MCI. Users will get the option to check if the user is already in the system and then add the individual into the system accordingly. Users will also get the option to add Involved Individuals or Referral.
Progress Assessment Review (PAR)
- The PAR module assesses individuals using a fixed set of questions.
- The answers to these questions are in multiple choice formats and each answer has a corresponding score.
- The PAR is scored after all the questions are answered and a PAR level is determined for the individual depending on the score.
- Children and adults are assessed under different PARs.
Diagnosis Review
- Diagnosis Review is foundation of Progress Assessment Review (PAR).
- Users can add Diagnosis Reviews for individuals and update them periodically.
- Diagnosis Review is a set of questions that determine if an individual has any chronic or recurrent clinical or personality disorder or any medical condition.
- It also reviews if in case an individual has any of the conditions mentioned above, then does the individual require continued treatment that has a significant impact on the individual’s functioning.
Eligibility
Using this option users can track Individual’s information such as Eligibility, Redetermination of Eligibility and Denial or Withdrawal of Eligibility. This form is used to record information that help determine if a Child or Adult is eligible for waiver. The system also tracks certain areas derived from the PAR that provides the Regional Eligibility Team with information regarding limitations in the seven major life activities during the process of the eligibility determination.
- Self Care
- Learning
- Receptive and Expressive Language
- Mobility
- Self Direction
- Capacity for Independent Living and
- Economic Self Sufficiency
Case Action
Case Action Forms contain data required to define the level of care of an Individual. It allows the use of federal funding for payments of Home and Community Based Services to DD providers. Case Action forms are also created when the level of care changes or ICF/MR provider changes.
Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP)
Therap’s IFSP is used to create Individual Service Plans for child individuals.
The following information are recorded in an IFSP:
- Individual’s present condition
- Family information and concerns
- Risks involved
- Priorities of the service plan
- Expected outcomes from the service plan
IFSP Team
Users will be able to create IFSP Teams for individuals consisting of members who will be selected from the Involved Individual lists associated with the individuals.
Person Centered Service Plan (PCSP)
Therap’s PCSP is used to create Individual Service Plans for adult individuals.
The following information are recorded in a PCSP:
- Individual’s present condition
- Family information and concerns
- Risks involved
- Priorities of the service plan
- Expected outcomes from the service plan
PCSP Team
Users will be able to create PCSP Teams for individuals consisting of members who will be selected from the Involved Individual lists associated with the individuals.
Providers
Users can now create Providers depending on their privileges. Both Organization type and Personal type providers can be added. The module also stores information regarding provider services, provider location and service personnel.
Progress Notes
Information regarding meetings with individuals can be recorded in details using Progress Notes. Notes about significant events during sessions, outcomes and individual’s level of satisfaction regarding the service can also be recorded in this module.
QER Report
This feature will allow users to create reports based on the data collected using Progress Notes. QER Reports can be locked so that the corresponding Progress Notes are no longer editable.
Admin Notes
The Admin Notes can be used to keep a daily log of an individual’s health, activities etc. Users with proper access privileges can create Admin Notes for individuals.
Letter
This feature will allow users to generate letters from specific templates for Individuals and Involved Individuals, The following letter templates will be automatically generated:
- Adult Denial
- Adult Acceptance
- Child Denial
- Child Acceptance
- Redetermination Denial
- Redetermination Acceptance
- Enclosures for Information
- Signature Required Form Enclosed
- Schedule ISP Meeting
- Requesting Signature for ISP
- Notice of Termination for ICF/MR level of care
- Denial of Initial ICF/MR level of care
- PASRR LEVEL II MR/RC Termination of PASRR process
- PASRR LEVEL II MR/RC Outcome – Denial of Continued Stay In NF
- PASRR LEVEL II MR/RC Outcome – Initial Approval for NF Admission
- PASRR LEVEL II MR/RC Outcome – Subsequent Approval for NF Redmission
- PASRR LEVEL II MR/RC Outcome – Initial Denial of NF Admission
- Request for Release of Information
- Standard Letter Format
Written Notice
This feature will generate the following template notices for Individuals and Involved Individuals:
- Joint Prior Written Notice
- Early Intervention Prior Notice
- Early Intervention Consent for Evaluation and Assessment
- General Notice
- Application for Development Disability Services
Alerts
We have included three types of Alerts in the system:
Authorization
There are a set of Authorization forms that are designed to meet the needs of the users in North Dakota. Program Managers can easily Submit the following authorizations for federal funding. The Authorization forms are:
- Self Directed Supports – ASD Waiver Authorization
- Medically Fragile Waiver Authorization
- Self Directed Waiver Authorization
- Traditional Waiver Authorization
- Extended Home Health Care Authorization (EHHCA)
- Infant Development Authorization
- Intervention Coordination Authorization
- Extended Services Authorization
- Family Subsidy Authorization and Early Intervention Family Subsidy Authorization
- Family Care Option
- Family Care Option III
- Individualized Supported Living Arrangement Authorization (ISLA)
- In-Home Support
- Parenting Support
Authorization Template
Central Office Staff members now have the necessary privilege to create Authorization Templates. Once the Authorization Templates have been created, all other staff members except for the Data Administrators will be able to work with the Authorization Templates.
User Types, Roles and Access Control
Therap defines Access Privileges based on different User Types as per the State Requirements. This makes it easier for the Data Administrators to assign Users with different types based on their needs.
Reports
Users will be able to generate the following reports:
- Obligation Reports
- MMIS Reports
- MMIS Case Action Report
- MMIS ISP Report
Data Administration
Data Administrators will have the privilege to create the following:
- Reference Data
- Region
- Office
- County
- Service
- School District
- Providers
Other Documentation
Other documentation include:
- Archived Document
- Case History
- Audit Trial
User Administration
User administration features include:
- Creating new users
- Viewing all users as a list
There are nine user types:
- Central Office Staff
- Program Manager
- Program Manager III
- Program Administrator
- Infant Development Coordinator
- Primary Early Intervention Professional
- Quality Assurance
- Data Admin
- Billing Office Staff
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