Electronic Signatures in Illinois
May 24th, 2013 | 
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Michelle and I spent this morning in Springfield, Illinois (that Mr. Lincoln fellow really is rather tall!).
We were reviewing Therap’s electronic signatures with the Bureau of Quality Management so that we can help our customers explain to their surveyors just how Therap meets Illinois regulations. It is important to remember that it is the provider’s responsibility to be able to explain why Therap has a valid electronic signature under Illinois law.
Keep an eye on Michelle’s blog for more information, we’ll be hosting a webinar in the near future to explain it all.
For now, after a week all over the country, I’m going to try and get home.
We did get some slightly odd looks taking photos in the middle of the road!
:: Justin ::
Tuesday in Iowa
And another State Capitol to add to the list!
Great couple of days fo meetings in Iowa
It is so cool when people see the potential for improved supports that come from Secure Transparancy.
:: Justin ::
There’s still time to sign up for one of HealthMeet’s May webinars!
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Make sure to check out what’s coming up in June as well! As always, we encourage you to share/post this information with others that may also be interested in learning more about these important topics. Using Smart Technology and the Cloud to Make Telehealth Accessible for People with I/DD Wednesday, May 22, 2:00-3:00pm EST People with cognitive limitations are six times more likely to have type 2 diabetes than the general population, as well as other chronic health problems. This is one example of an eminently preventable secondary health problem that has the potential to shift dramatically if supports for various lifestyle changes and more effective preventive health care are available. Smart technology is changing the way we live our daily lives. In this presentation David O’Hara, Ph.D., Chief Operating Officer for the Westchester Institute for Human Development will describe specific pilot projects that use smart technologies and cloud-based applications to support more effective preventive health care for people with I/DD using a range of telehealth strategies. The new accessibility features of tablet touch screen technologies and smart phones provide tools for the design of interactive applications that can support the delivery of better preventive health care and chronic disease management. In particular they provide access to easily available cloud-based patient education materials and patient care experience surveys. Standard patient satisfaction surveys (such as the CAHPS medical home survey from AHRQ) will be made accessible for people with I/DD, which will also use cloud technology to capture and analyze data to help improve the system. They can also promote more frequent contact between the patient and their health care providers as well as allow the health care team to prompt and coach individuals in following good preventive health care behavior. Please join us to learn more about how effective use of these interactive applications can be a key strategy to help reduce the burden of chronic health issues among people with I/DD. The President’s Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities Report and Recommendations for Managed Long-Term Services and Supports Wednesday, May 29th from 2:00 – 3:00pm EST
Across the country, states are transforming the way they finance and deliver Medicaid long-term services and supports for individuals with disabilities. Many states are considering Managed Long-Term Services and Supports (MLTSS) programs as a way to improve coordination, promote systems change, and achieve savings. There are potential benefits, but also significant concerns for individuals with ID/DD. Stakeholder engagement from individuals with disabilities and their families and strong federal oversight are critical as states consider developing and implementing programs. The President’s Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities (PCPID) convened experts on MLTSS and issued a report with numerous specific recommendations. This webinar will provide an overview of MLTSS, explain key issues for individuals with ID/DD, and highlight recommendations contained in the report. JUNE HEALTHMEET WEBINARSQuality of Life & Health Promotion for Persons with Intellectual Disability Wednesday, June 12, 2013 – 2:00 – 3:00pm EST Join The Arc for a special webinar featuring a team from APHA’s Disability Section Executive Council. Each speaker’s presentation will focus on a different topic relating to improving the quality of life for individuals living with an intellectual disability.
Early Access to Care – Reduce the Average Age at Autism Diagnosis and Increase Access to Evidence-based Early Intervention Services. Wednesday, June 19th from 2:00 – 3:00pm EST Autism Speaks Early Access to Care initiative seeks to reduce the average age of diagnosis and increase access to high-quality early intervention for all children on the autism spectrum. Lauren Elder, PhD, is the Assistant Director of Dissemination Science at Autism Speaks. She will reveal effective tools for screening children for autism risk as early as one year that can lead to diagnosing autism by age 2. Despite these tools, the average age of diagnosis for autism in the United States remains stubbornly close to 5 years old and is even higher in some ethnic minority communities. Many families lack access to effective early intervention therapies regardless of early diagnosis. Join us to learn more about improving this unacceptable situation and ways your efforts combined with those of others in your community can help make a difference. Wellness for Every Body: Training for Staff Who Support Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Tuesday, June 25, 2013 – 2:00 – 3:00pm EST
Obesity is a public health epidemic, and the crisis is worse for people with disabilities. Adults with disabilities are 58 percent more likely to be obese than adults without disabilities, and children and adolescents with disabilities are 38 percent more likely to be obese than children without disabilities. To address this problem Hennepin County Human Services and Public Health Department developed Wellness for Every Body (WFEB), an online training program for direct service providers. WFEB uses an environmental approach that targets adult care homes for intervention and creates conditions that establish healthy living as the norm. The training is available 24/7 to teach the basics of nutrition, cooking, and physical activity so direct service providers can support active living and healthy practices in group homes and organizations serving people with I/DD. Due to its environmental approach, WFEB is applicable to other service provider settings, such as behavioral health, traumatic brain injury, and the elderly and people with physical disabilities. In 2013, Wellness for Every Body was recognized as a Promising Practice by the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) Model and Promising Practices Program. Join NACCHO and Hennepin County Public Health to learn about this program and how you can use it in your jurisdiction. Please see our HealthMeet® Events page for a full calendar of all our upcoming HealthMeet® events at: thearc.org/healthmeet-events |
There’s still time to sign up for one of HealthMeet’s May webinars!
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Make sure to check out what’s coming up in June as well! As always, we encourage you to share/post this information with others that may also be interested in learning more about these important topics. Using Smart Technology and the Cloud to Make Telehealth Accessible for People with I/DD Wednesday, May 22, 2:00-3:00pm EST People with cognitive limitations are six times more likely to have type 2 diabetes than the general population, as well as other chronic health problems. This is one example of an eminently preventable secondary health problem that has the potential to shift dramatically if supports for various lifestyle changes and more effective preventive health care are available. Smart technology is changing the way we live our daily lives. In this presentation David O’Hara, Ph.D., Chief Operating Officer for the Westchester Institute for Human Development will describe specific pilot projects that use smart technologies and cloud-based applications to support more effective preventive health care for people with I/DD using a range of telehealth strategies. The new accessibility features of tablet touch screen technologies and smart phones provide tools for the design of interactive applications that can support the delivery of better preventive health care and chronic disease management. In particular they provide access to easily available cloud-based patient education materials and patient care experience surveys. Standard patient satisfaction surveys (such as the CAHPS medical home survey from AHRQ) will be made accessible for people with I/DD, which will also use cloud technology to capture and analyze data to help improve the system. They can also promote more frequent contact between the patient and their health care providers as well as allow the health care team to prompt and coach individuals in following good preventive health care behavior. Please join us to learn more about how effective use of these interactive applications can be a key strategy to help reduce the burden of chronic health issues among people with I/DD. The President’s Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities Report and Recommendations for Managed Long-Term Services and Supports Wednesday, May 29th from 2:00 – 3:00pm EST
Across the country, states are transforming the way they finance and deliver Medicaid long-term services and supports for individuals with disabilities. Many states are considering Managed Long-Term Services and Supports (MLTSS) programs as a way to improve coordination, promote systems change, and achieve savings. There are potential benefits, but also significant concerns for individuals with ID/DD. Stakeholder engagement from individuals with disabilities and their families and strong federal oversight are critical as states consider developing and implementing programs. The President’s Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities (PCPID) convened experts on MLTSS and issued a report with numerous specific recommendations. This webinar will provide an overview of MLTSS, explain key issues for individuals with ID/DD, and highlight recommendations contained in the report. JUNE HEALTHMEET WEBINARSQuality of Life & Health Promotion for Persons with Intellectual Disability Wednesday, June 12, 2013 – 2:00 – 3:00pm EST Join The Arc for a special webinar featuring a team from APHA’s Disability Section Executive Council. Each speaker’s presentation will focus on a different topic relating to improving the quality of life for individuals living with an intellectual disability.
Early Access to Care – Reduce the Average Age at Autism Diagnosis and Increase Access to Evidence-based Early Intervention Services. Wednesday, June 19th from 2:00 – 3:00pm EST Autism Speaks Early Access to Care initiative seeks to reduce the average age of diagnosis and increase access to high-quality early intervention for all children on the autism spectrum. Lauren Elder, PhD, is the Assistant Director of Dissemination Science at Autism Speaks. She will reveal effective tools for screening children for autism risk as early as one year that can lead to diagnosing autism by age 2. Despite these tools, the average age of diagnosis for autism in the United States remains stubbornly close to 5 years old and is even higher in some ethnic minority communities. Many families lack access to effective early intervention therapies regardless of early diagnosis. Join us to learn more about improving this unacceptable situation and ways your efforts combined with those of others in your community can help make a difference. Wellness for Every Body: Training for Staff Who Support Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Tuesday, June 25, 2013 – 2:00 – 3:00pm EST
Obesity is a public health epidemic, and the crisis is worse for people with disabilities. Adults with disabilities are 58 percent more likely to be obese than adults without disabilities, and children and adolescents with disabilities are 38 percent more likely to be obese than children without disabilities. To address this problem Hennepin County Human Services and Public Health Department developed Wellness for Every Body (WFEB), an online training program for direct service providers. WFEB uses an environmental approach that targets adult care homes for intervention and creates conditions that establish healthy living as the norm. The training is available 24/7 to teach the basics of nutrition, cooking, and physical activity so direct service providers can support active living and healthy practices in group homes and organizations serving people with I/DD. Due to its environmental approach, WFEB is applicable to other service provider settings, such as behavioral health, traumatic brain injury, and the elderly and people with physical disabilities. In 2013, Wellness for Every Body was recognized as a Promising Practice by the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) Model and Promising Practices Program. Join NACCHO and Hennepin County Public Health to learn about this program and how you can use it in your jurisdiction. Please see our HealthMeet® Events page for a full calendar of all our upcoming HealthMeet® events at: thearc.org/healthmeet-events |
Everything’s Up To Date In Kansas City
As Rodgers and Hammerstein said…
I went to Kansas City on a Tuesday
By Thursday I learned a thing or two
But up ’till then I didn’t have an idea
Of what the mod’rn world was comin’ to.
We are really excited to announce that the Therap National Conference is on the move!
In 2014 we will be in Kansas City, Missouri!
Now is your chance to sign up at discounted rates or submit to present and we’ll waive your admmission.
Get in there quick, this is going to be a big deal!
:: Justin ::
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Friday at the HealthMeet National Meeting
Yesterday was a fascinating day, hearing from the five state Arcs who are implementng HealthMeet and doing some really incredible work and development.
Today we are talking more about some of the challenges and the data involved. I am particularly excited about listening to Deb Spitalnik and Michael Knox from The Boggs Center. They are two of my favourite people to listen to and never fail to entertain, engage, and educate me.
Be sure to learn more at www.thearc.org/healthmeet
Or, if you are in Greater Pittsburgh, New Jersey, North Carolina, Massachusetts, or San Francisco you should probably be getting in touch with your local Arc chapter to see what you can learn and how you can be involved.
:: Justin ::
Thursday at the HealthMeet Annual Meeting
I’m spending a couple of days in Washington, DC at the annual meeting of The Arc’s HealthMeet Project. If you aren’t up to speed on what that is, please take a look at their website. I always enjoy being in a room full of people doing new and exciting things as well as looking for and working on really practical ways to improve the health of people with intellectual disabilities.
The cowbell is an Arc thing to allow attendees at a meeting to recognise good things. You’ve got to love something orange and noisy! And there’s always room for more cowbell!
You can also follow things by keeping an eye on the hashtag #HealthMeet
:: Justin ::
Therap 2013.2 Preview :: Individual Home
With our Summer 2013 release, we will be bringing a few more enhancements to Individual Home. As well as adding links to more Therap modules, we are including the list of Team members from the ISP.
Best of all though, once you have been to the list of recently viewed individuals, you will now have a new set of quick links at the top of your screen that will allow you to access your Individual Home pages from anywhere in the application.
Enjoy, much more to come.
:: Justin ::
2013.2 Preview :: Login, Intake and Elimination, Time Tracking
As we get closer to our summer release, you can expect to see a bunch more of these over the coming weeks.
Enjoy!
:: Justin ::
Thursday at NASDDDS in Oklahoma City
Peter and I are attending the NASDDDS Conference in Oklahoma City. After meeting with a bunch of folks last night at our reception, it’s now time to show off some of the latest goodies, especially our Mobile ISP Data App!
:: Justin ::
