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There are a bunch of really cool things in 2012.0, in fact because the release went so smoothly (thanks to an enormous amount of work and planning over the preceeding months) you’d be forgiven for thinking that it wasn’t that significant.

There were actually a lot of things that went on under the hood to help performance which you can’t see directly, but here’s what you should make sure that you have taken a look at:

Below is a list of guides that have been updated to incorporate the changes made in the 2012.0 release.

On the User Guides, new features added to existing modules are highlighted in green color.

Medication Reconciliation
Medication Profile
Care Plan
Physician Information
Individual History
Form IRMA
Live Help
Billing Summary Report
ISP Billing in Institutional Claim
Overall Service Plan (OSP)
Slot Management
Referral
Updating Approved IPOPs
Updating Approved ISP Programs
Updating Approved ISP Plans
Updating Approved Hab Plans
Comprehensive Health Assessment Tool (eCHAT) – 2012.0

This is a big weekend for Therap with our first release in our new release schedule.

What should you be doing?

Make sure that you have thoroughly studied the Release Notes, there are significant changes.  There are also additional features that you will want to sign up for.

Don’t forget that we will be down for about 15 hours starting on Saturday night, make sure that you have all your contingency plans in place.

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It’s only five short days until we release 2012.0!

Have you looked at the release notes?

Have you tried out the beta?

Are you prepared for the downtime from 10pm Eastern on Saturday, January 14th until 1p, Eastern on Sunday January 15th?

This is a very significant release and we want to be sure you are prepared for the work that we have to do to get it to and and for you to enjoy the fruits of our labour!

If you have any questions or concerns about the process, please contact Therap Support as soon as you can.

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As you hopefully know by now, in our upcoming 2012.0 release we are introducing the concept of Static and Dynamic documents.

It’s a great concept and process, but it can take a bit of getting used to.  Hopefully this diagram helps.

Let us know what you think.

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When Therap 2012.0 goes live on January 15th, there will be a significant amount of downtime (we are currently estimating about 15 hours).

The reason for all this downtime is that we have to run some operations on the database to change it to work with the new application (think of all the changes we are making in the ISP Plan workflow and presentation).

While we understand that this is a major inconvenience for you, it is unfortunately a fact of life with the nature of our system.

My suggestion is that you use the downtime to make sure that you have all the correct procedures in place should you lose power or internet for an extended period of time.

Here are a few things to think about:

• What Offline Forms do you need? (Check out Renee’s post)
• Have you printed out your Medication Administration Records (MARs)?
• How will you make sure that you have all the billing data and support documentation you need?
• Have you trained your staff?  
  • Will they know where to record data?
  • Will they know how to communicate significant issues?
  • Will they know how to enter data when the system comes back?
  • Will you scan in the paper records that were kept?
• Do you have the appropriate policies and procedures in place?

If you need any help or have any questions, please contact Therap Support.

Be sure to watch this space for exact timing details as we get closer to the date.

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Looking forward to a very exciting 2012!

See you out there

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One of the things that makes Therap as powerful as it is is the way that we communicate all the latest information to all of your staff at once.

However, sometimes there are times when you want to see a form not in it’s latest version with all the latest updates but as it was at the time that the form was approved.

This is particularly the case with plans and most notably ISP Plans.  Think about all the elements of an ISP Plan that are inherited from other forms (such as the IDF).  What if these change on the IDF, should they change on the ISP Plan?  What if a linked IPOP or ISP Program changes?  Should the ISP Plan link to the old one or the new one?

The answer to these questions (as it is to most things) is “It depends”.  For the answer to the rest of life’s questions either consult Mr. Asquith or go with 42!

What we are doing in our 2012.0 release is pretty close to the perfect solution.

We are introducing the concept of Approved(static) forms and Approved(dynamic form).

In essence it is quite simple…

A static document is the document as is was at the time that it was approved or last updated

(I’ll get into updating a little more later) 

A dynamic document is the last static document where all the embeded and linked data is live based on the source documents.

As you start to look at the documents  and the various versions and links that we give you you may find your self getting a little tied up in knots.  Don’t worry, it happens (and happened to us a bunch of times as we worked all this out).  If you come back to the two bold statements above, it will all make sense.

You still have a lot of flexibility as to how you use this new funtionality and workflow.  One of the major options you have is when and how you use the Update role.  If you prefer to have an original approved document that can never be changed (as some people do) then just don’t give out the update role.  Then whenever a change needs to be made, the existing form can be copied (the copy will always be of the latest dynamic document) and worked on.

If on the other hand you want to retain the ability to fix mistakes and such like, then use the update feature knowing that it will create a new stapshot which will become the standard view for that document.  We will though add another link so that you can always go back to the document as it was originally approved.

Any time you are making significant changes you should be copying the existing one so it can go through the approval process.

Also, see my earlier post on live data in places like Med History and ISP Programs.

If you haven’t checked this out, log into our beta realease at https://beta.TherapServices.net

You can also read much more in the 2012.0 release notes.

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You can watch the webinar I recorded from Earlier today:

Enjoy!

watch?feature=player_embedded&v=T5BOIKL_SbQ

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