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We will be releasing Therap 2012.1 on April 15, 2012. Check out the list below for details on the features that we have included in Therap Applications with the release of this new version.

Referral (For users in North Dakota and Nebraska)

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1. Users will be able to send multiple Referrals for the same Individual to the same agency. However, any ‘in progress’ Referral must be closed before sending a new Referral. 
   
    
   
   
2. If an Individual has existing Individual Data Forms in the Child Provider(s), then a list containing Provider Names and Referred Individual Status will be displayed before a new Referral can be sent. 
   
    
   
   
3. After this release, users will be able to save Referrals for all Recipient Types.

Billing Module Updates

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Updates for Oversight Providers

Users of the Oversight Agency will be able to view the Service Authorizations and Billing Data specific to the Linked Provider which the user can select from the Provider drop-down menu.

Updates for Users in New York

In this release, the billing dates for calculation of 1st Half Month, 2nd Half Month and Full Month for Residential Habilitation Billing have been updated.

• For Services provided for the First Half of a Month, the Billing Data will be generated from the 1st of the following month.

• For Services provided for the Second Half of a Month, the Billing Data will be generated from the 2nd of the following month.

• For Services provided for full month, the Billing Data will be generated from the 1st of the following month.

Updates in MAR

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The Purpose of Medications entered into the Medication History forms of Individuals can now be viewed in MAR forms. This will help staffs recording data in MARs to know the purpose of the Medications they are administering. 

 

Updates in IRMA (For Users in New York)

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• If an already existing committee information is uploaded again from the IRMA preference section in the system then the existing information is now replaced with the new one.

• Committee information without members and their states are accepted now in CSV files when they are uploaded in our system under the IRMA preference section.

• Committee Name and Minutes Date fields are no longer required for ‘Open’ status in IRMA Form.

To continue with the theme of catching up, did you check out the release notes for the update that we published last weekend?

If not, here they are:

ISP Program

• In the Static Document of the ISP Program, alignment of the new lines of each Task description will now be displayed correctly under the ‘Description’ area of the Task(s) section. 
  
   
  
  
• For the scenario where the ‘Service Provider’ field of the ISP Data Collection page is not editable for an ISP Program and the selected Service Provider’s user account is inactive in the system, other users will then be able to update that ISP Program without receiving any error message.

ISP Report

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While generating the Programmatic Report for some particular tasks of an ISP Program, previously users were facing some difficulties with the report results as their selected tasks could not be selected properly in the Select Task/Score page for some versions of the web browsers. We have now resolved this issue and selected tasks will now be displayed properly in the report results. 

Billing Module Updates

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Institutional Claim’s Reconciliation Report

Users will be able to successfully sort the Institutional Claim’s Reconciliation Report with ‘Status’ as the parameter.

Updates for Users in Kansas

A single Billing Data will be generated for a particular Service Authorization in a week.

Live Help Enhancements

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While accessing the Live Help option users will now find a new section Can’t Login? at the top of the window. In this section users will find the information that if they forget their login details or face any other difficulties while trying to access Therap applications, they will need to to contact the Provider Administrator at their agency for their login credentials. 

Therap for States- for Users in North Dakota

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Overall Service Plan (OSP)

A new field Review of plan and progress towards outcomes: have been added under the Assessment Review section on the OSP form.

Users will now be able to add T-Notes to OSP forms. OSP forms that have not been ‘Approved’, ‘Discontinued’ or ‘Deleted’ or forms that are not with the ‘Active’ status will allow users to add ‘T-Notes’.

On November 20th we will be releasing Therap 9.2

Here are the draft release notes:

Pre-Vocational Services Hab Type for Users in New York New!

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• From now on users in New York will be able to generate Hab Checklist for Pre-Vocational Services Hab Type. 
  
  On the Habilitation Form, you may select the Type of Habilitation Service as Pre-Vocational Services under Section 1: General Information. 
  
   
  
  Once you have created the Hab Plan for the Individual, you will be able to generate Hab Checklist. 
  
  
• A new feature has been introduced on the Report Criteria page where users will be able to select Hab Type as Pre-Vocation Hab from the drop down list. They may select Include Attendance Data as No in order to generate Hab Checklist for Pre-Vocational Services without the Attendance Data. 
  
   
  
  
• By clicking on the ‘Next’ button, you will be directed to the Hab Checklist for Pre-Vocational Services. 
  
   
  
  
• Billing Checklist for Pre-Vocational Services 
  
  Billing Checklist for Pre-Vocational Services can also be generated with attendance data. Select the ‘Include Attendance Data’ as ‘Yes’ on the Billing Checklist page. Once you have selected the appropriate options, you may click on the ‘Next’ button to generate the Billing Checklist. 
  
   
  
  You will be directed to the Billing Checklist report. 
  
   
  
  

Click here for more information on Hab Checklist and Billing Checklist for users in New York.

Hab Checklist

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• Users will now be able to generate Hab Checklist including Attendance Data. In order to do so, users may select the ‘Include Attendance Data’ as Yes on the Report Criteria page. Once done, click on the ‘Next’ button in order to generate the report. 
  
   
  
   
  
  
  

  Billing Checklist

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• Billing Checklist can also be generated including Attendance data. In order to do so, users may select the ‘Include Attendance Data’ as Yes on the Billing Checklist page. Once done, click on the ‘Next’ button in order to generate the report. 
  
   
  
   
  
  
  

  Habilitation Plan

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• Discontinued Staff Action(s) under Valued Outcomes in Habilitation Plan are now highlighted with different colors in order to differentiate them from continued Staff Actions. 
  
   
  
  
  

  Billing Module Specific Changes

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  Changes made for 5010 Transition

• New ID Types in Billing Provider form 
  
  New ID Types have been introduced under the Identification Information section in the Billing Provider form. 
  
  1. State Licence Number
  2. Provider UPIN Number 
  
   
  
  
• Provider Commercial Number in Billing Provider form
  A new field; Provider Commercial Number has been added under the Identification Information section of the Billing Provider form. Users will now be able to enter their Provider’s commercial number, if appropriate.In general it should contain the legacy ID, which is required for 5010 transition. 
  
   
  
  
• Provider Address section
  Provider address should not contain PO Box number. 
  
   
  
  The number of digits to be entered in the ZIP field have been increased to 9. 
  
   
  
  A Warning message is displayed, if 9 digits are not entered in the ZIP field 
  
   
  
  
• Professional Claim type Service Description/Code 
  
  Primary Diagnosis Code and Diagnosis Code Pointer fields are required for Professional Claim while creating Service Description/Code. New field for ICD-9 and ICD-10 has been added, where ICD-9 will be selected by default. 
  
   
  
  Diagnosis Code should contain values without decimal points.

• Institutional Claim Template 
  
  Admission Type and Patient Status fields will be required while creating Institutional Claim Template. 
  
   
  
  

Billing Provider

Several enhancements have been made to the Billing Provider section. 

 

• Identification Information Section 
  
  NPI Number
  Users will now be able to enter alphanumeric values (consisting of or using both letters and numerals) in the NPI Number field. 
  
   
  
  

  ICD Code

  ICD Code drop down has been added before all the Diagnosis Code fields (located in Service Description/Code form, Service form and Claim forms) and default value is ICD-9, and ICD-10 is available as a choice. 
  
  

Billing Module – New York Specific Changes

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Changes in Service Description/Code Form

• NY HAB PLAN VALIDATION section
  The Hab Plan Service Type field under the NY HAB PLAN VALIDATION section from now on will display all the 18 default Hab Plan Service Type as well as user defined Hab Plans. Users will now be able to choose the Hab Plan type which is most appropriate for them. 
  
   
  
  
• Institutional Claim section
  Use from Service Form option have been introduced under the Institutional Claim section in the Service Description/Code form. 
  
   
  
  If users select this option, it will enable the user to use the Locator Code from the Service form. 
  
   
  
  

  Changes in Service Form

  The Prior Authorization Number located in the Add Service Type Section of the Service Authorization Form, will now be included in the Claim Form 
  
  

This weekend we released Therap 9.1.13 with a whole bunch of updates.  It’s another great reminder to be sure that you are looking at our Release Notes

Individual Data Updates

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Marking Individuals as ‘Deceased’

Individuals can now be marked as deceased. A ‘Mark As Deceased’ button has been introduced which is available at the bottom of the Individual Data page. To mark an Individual as deceased, users will need to click on the ‘Mark As Deceased’ button. On clicking the button, users will be directed to the Mark Individual as Deceased page where users need to enter the Date of Death of Individuals. 

 

Once an Individual is marked as deceased, the Individual’s status will be updated to Deceased.

Removing Individuals from enrolled Programs

While discharging an Individual or marking an Individual as deceased, users can now remove the Individual from the enrolled Program(s) by checking the Remove Individual From Enrolled Program(s)? check-box. If it is left unchecked, then the Individual’s status will beDischarged or Deceased but s/he will still remain enrolled in the Program(s). 

Individual and Shared Contacts List

Users will now be able to view two new columns - Fax and Agency under the Individual Contacts area under the Contacts section on the Individual Data page. 

 

The Title column has been added to the Shared Contacts area of the Contacts section on the Individual Data page. The Organization column has been renamed to Organization Name which is now the first column on the Shared Contacts list.

Sample Excel Help file to import Individuals from Excel

The Help spreadsheet available on the sample Excel file for importing Individuals from Excel has been updated with detailed information regarding the valid values of the required fields as well as the optional fields of the Individual Data page. For Multi Provider Users, the valid values for the Oversight Agency has been added to the Help spreadsheet. A new spreadsheet - ID Type has been added to the sample Excel file where users will find the ID Types and Additional ID Types that must match while importing Individuals into the system. 

SComm Updates

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Individual Care SComm Role

A new Role - Individual Care SComm has been introduced. This Role will enable users to send only Individual Care type SComm messages to the users who have particular Individuals in their Caseload. 

 

Users with the Individual Care SComm Role will also be able to send feedback messages to Therap Customer Support via SComm module.

SComm Messages in Trash Folder

Users will now be able to select the duration for which SComm messages should be shown in the Trash folder from the Settings section of the Secure Communications (SComm) module. The maximum limit to keep the SComm messages in the Trash folder is 2 months. 

Multi Provider User Specific Updates

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T-Log and GER Review Counts

Multi Provider users will now be able to view T-Log counts as well as GER Review counts on their Oversight Agency account FirstPage. 

Filter Multi-Provider Event Summaries by Providers

Multi Provider users will now be able to filter Multi-Provider Event Summaries by Providers from the Management Summaries section on the Oversight Agency account FirstPage. 

Link Individuals with Oversight ID

The feature to link Multi Provider Individuals by assigning Oversight ID is now available under the Multi-Provider Individual section on the Oversight Agency account FirstPage. 

Training Management System Update

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Users’ Employee ID have been added to the Training Profile page of the Training Profile & Requirements report. 

Billing Reconciliation Report

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Two new fields named Claim ID and Transaction ID have been added to the Reconciliation Report Search page. 

 

We will be releasing Therap 9.0 this weekend.  It is a major release and such will require some downtime in order for us to deploy it.  Therap will be unavailable from 12:30am until 6:30am Eastern on Monday May 30th.

There are a few late editions to the release:

In New York, we have updated the 147 Incident Report to meet the latest OPWDD changes. For details click here.

In Med History and the MAR, we have gone from 2 to 4 types:

We are also adding a new time zone option which will initially be implemented in just the MAR.  This is for agencies who provide supports over multiple time zone.  In program related data, this is not a problem as the time zone is talken from the site.  However, with individual based data like the MAR it is more tricky (we currently use the Provider Time Zone, but this doesn’t work in all cases).  There will now be a new Individual Time Zone field on the IDF to allow you to choose the time zone for that individual’s data.  Please not that once an MAR is created, its time zone cannot be changed.  Changes in time zone will take effect when the next month’s MAR is created.

Don’t forget to read the full release notes, or watch the webinar.

:: Justin ::

 

Therap 8.15 is packed with new and exciting features our users have been requesting. Following is a list of all the new modules and features that we are bringing to you on February 5, 2011!

Individual Data Form (IDF)

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• User’s can now search the IDF with more field such as SSN, medicaid number, medicare, Date of Birth etc.
• The Medical Section of the IDF will link to the Diagnoses List of the Individual.

Individual Medical Information

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Individual Medical Information section will now contain Individual’s Diagnosis record. Users may Add/Delete/Resolve Diagnoses of an Individual. The Medical section of the IDF will also have a link to the Diagnoses List.

Individual Home

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This new module will allow a user to see find detailed information regarding an Individual, including latest updates on T-Logs and GERs created for them. Users can directly send ‘Individual Care’ type SComm messages, from the Individual Home. For details on this new module, please view the Individual Home User Guide.

Billing

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Therap’s Billing Support modules have been updated with a number of new features. Some of the features are state specific where as others are common updates.

New features for Florida, Delaware, Colorado, Wyoming and Kansas.

• Added Daily Average Rate in Description Codes .

• ‘Use Daily Average Rate’ option added in Billing Data for Florida users.

• Role changed for Denied Claim Report

• The Total Authorized Amount for a service can now be calculated.

• Users can generate a Denied Claim Report for Professional Claims.

• Multiple Service Description Codes can be selected for Professional Claims.

• The Partially Paid status has now been renamed to ‘Paid Adjusted’.

• Users can now Send Professional Claims by Description Codes. Multiple Description Codes can be selected while sending Professional

• We have added a new archive for Description Code Form changes.

• A ‘Kansas Day Support’ feature has now been added for Kansas users.

Health Tracking

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The Health Tracking module is now Individual based. This will make it easier to track Health Information of individuals and the workflow will be more consistent across all features of the Health Tracking module. Users will now be able to generate Reports and view health data for an Individual, based on their Access Privileges, irrespective of the program the Individual is enrolled in.

T-Log

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• Provider Administrators can now enable the Time-In and Time-Out feature for T-Logs with the agency.

• If the Time-In and Time-Out feature is enabled. users can now specify the Time-In and Time-Out details inT-Logs.

Comprehensive Health Assessment Tool (eCHAT)

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• A new status, ‘Pending Approval’ has been added to e-CHAT. Once an e-CHAT has been completed, it will need to be Submitted. Users with the ‘Health Assessment Approve’ role, will then need to Approve the form for review.

• Users will now get Counts under Worklist and Approve.

State Specific

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State Accessible Individuals (for DE, MT, ND and NM)

• Provider Administrators will now be able to mark individuals as ‘State Accessible’. Only ‘State Accessible’ individuals will appear in the ‘Individual List’ under the ‘Child Provider User Privilege’ section for State Provider Administrators. The ‘State Accessible’ option will need to be unchecked if the Individual is under Private Pay.

• When an individual is marked as State Accessible or State Inaccessible, State Administrators and Provider Administrators will receive Notifications messages via SComm, Pager or Email as per their Notification settings.

AWACS number on Individual Data Forms (for users in Montana)

Users in Montana can now enter the AWACS number on an Individual’s IDF.

With our update today, we have added some enhancements to the searches for T-Logs and General Event Reports.

You can now decide which of your staff you want to be able to look at data which is more than 13 months old.  You can see the “Enable Search beyond 13 Months” option in the User Profile screenshot above.  This switch is defaulted to “No”, if you would like to give any particular staff the ability to search beyond 13 months, just change that flag to “Yes” in their profile.

We have also added a requirement that for searches beyond three months, an individual’s name is specified.

As we move on we hope to extend these options and controls to other modules.

In addition to these, we have added some functionality to the New York ISP.  There will be more about these on Kevin Lightle’s Blog later.

If you have any questions or comments, please let us know.

:: Justin ::

 

For those of you keeping score at home (and we know you are…)

Today we released Therap 8.14.9.  It’s not a huge release, but it has a few nice little tidbits you should know about:

• We have increased the font size in the PDF version of Custom FOrms
• Updated the PDF Invoice for billing fiscal intermediaries in Connecticut to meet changes in regulations
• Made a few other minor billing tweaks
• Updated the Training Certification report in TMS with an option to only show the latest certifications
• New Section 1 title added to the OPWDD ISP Plan PDF

As always, let us know if you have any questions.

Remember you can check out full Release Notes here to be sure you haven’t missed anything.

:: Justin ::

Therap is happy to bring to you Version 8.14 of Therap Applications. With this release on October 10, 2010, the following enhancements has been added to the system: The New Training Management System Based on a lot of experience and user feedback, we have designed the new TMS module, which will bring you the enhancements, flexibility and ease of use that you have been looking for. Users can now Assign trainees directly to a course or a class. Users will now have the option to Attach notes (pdf, or doc files) to a class, or a specific session. Users will now automatically be notified of their Training Dues and Overdues/ Users can now view the list of Sessions they have been signed up for and to view their own results as soon as they are published. The option to view a trainee’s training profile is now available. Trainees can now view their own profiles. Administrators/Supervisors can now Setup Classes, Courses and Curriculum, Create/Edit Sessions, Certify Trainees. With the new release Administrators can Track Certificates of Trainees, Manage Instructors and Supervisors For further details on the exciting new TMS updates, click here Electronic Comprehensive Health Assessment Tool – eCHAT Users can now select multiple options for the fields “Diet Order”, “Diet Texture”, and “Fluid Consistency”. The ability to select multiple options has also been introduced for the ‘Tube site information at time of assessment ‘ field. We look forward to your valuable feedback about the new release. Please continue sharing your questions, comments and suggestions as these help us to design a better and more flexible system for you.

Just in case you missed them on Wednesday: