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“ISP” is a pretty familiar acronym in our field.  Here is Hawaii we know it means “Individualized Service Plan”.  These type of acronyms often make our lives easier by not having to say or type out the long name the stand for, but at times they can confuse communication and limit our thinking.

In the Therap system, the ISP Data module and see how easy it is to create custom individualized goals and objectives, break these down into as much detailed steps as desired and measure them in the language and format that best demonstrate the ability of the agency and their staff to achieve real and measurable results for the individuals they support.  Because of all this, it is easy to take a look at this module and say OK I know what this does, but from my experience this would be limiting your thinking and the full potential that the module has to help your organization.

Many of our long term customers all across the US have already figured out something that Hawaii users are just starting to take advantage of.

Here is the secret…..the ISP Data module is a powerful tool for capturing, managing, sorting, and crunching all kinds of data, in addition to ISP specific goals and tasks.  For example, if there is a form that someone in your organization fills out on a regular basis, daily, weekly, monthly, whatever…and you at some point pull this information together into a summary (or wish you actually had the time to get to this) then chances are very good the ISP data module can flexibly adapt to improve the way you capture this information and eliminate yet another paper form.

As an example, in Hawaii we are using this module to capture care coordination functions, productivity data, fire drills, safety awareness, job coach activities, just to name a few.  It can be challenging to wrap your head around this at first, but once you do you will capture more data in less time and you will be able to make use of this information.

If you have not taken a peek into the Global Library it is worth a careful look.  There are literally hundreds of examples of different application for the ISP module.  Give me a call and I will happily walk you through all of this and give you specific direction and examples.

Flagship Group LLC

I spent the day yesterday with some of the amazing team at Flagship Group.  This growing company provides residential care all over Southern California.  They are just getting started with Therap and are excited about using Therap to help manage their recent growth and to continue this growth.  Therap provides the right support to help with this.  Therap’s reporting and tracking and HIPAA secure communication makes sure the quality of care you provide keeps improving even while you are taking on new initiatives.

What’s that on the horizon, that’s Flagship Group.

Keep an eye out for the Therap Orange in the Golden State.  I’ll be headed over there to share the wonders of Therap with many high quality providers who are looking to stay on top of the technological innovations that have helped so many other providers maximize their time and money. 

I’ve been thinking of that song — “California here I come…right back where I started from”  For me this is so very true. I was born and raised in California, and I am looking forward to revisiting some old familiar places.  So… as Therap continues to grow in the West, I’ll be heading East to be part of the excitement. 

You know, there has never been a better time to add Therap to your organization.  The budget crisis we are experiencing is a form of growing pains for our industry.  It is a sign we are reaching and supporting more people than ever.  To continue to grow we need to get more efficient; and good technology has proven over and over again to be an effective way to grow while improving quality and controlling costs.  This is not just in our field but in almost every industry.  Therap is that “good technology” in our field, and over 40,000 professionals already know this.

But you don’t have to take my word for it, come out and see for yourself.  Here are the first of several stops I’ll be making on my upcoming California tour:

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

 La Mesa – Holiday Inn  

 8000 Parkway Dr., La Mesa, CA 91942 

 Times: 1pm, 3pm, 5pm, & 7pm  

Monday, March 15, 2010 

Escondido – Comfort Inn 

1290 West Valley Parkway, Escondido, CA 92029 

Times: 1pm, 3pm, 5pm, & 7pm

Tuesday, March 16, 2010 

Mission Valley – Holiday Inn 

3805 Murphy Canyon Road, San Diego, CA 92123

Times: 1pm, 3pm, 5pm, & 7pm 

 I’ll be announcing more stops in the Los Angeles area very soon.  If you would like to get together for a personal presentation give me a call.    Now that Therap is firmly established in California who knows what’s next.  Therap the movie?  Maybe they’ll change the red carpet to orange.