August, 2006

Current Applications

Staff Support

Training Management System

Billing Support

Service Authorizations
Electronic Billing

Individual Support Module

Incident Reports
Individual Service Plans
Individual Data Forms
Emergency Data Forms
Behavior Tracking
Secure Communications
T-Logs
Witness Reports
Health Tracking
Therap Calendar
Management Summaries

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Therap 6.2 Release

It has not been two months since Therap 6.1 in June and it is already time for Therap 6.2. Like other releases of its kind, 6.2 introduces a number of new and enhanced functionalities in Therap applications to increase the strength of the system. Some of these are:

TMS Hourly Report

Warning Before Auto Logout on Session Expiration
If the system is idle for a certain amount of time, it automatically logs out the user for security reasons. In 6.2, alert messages will be shown before sessions expire.

Periodic Report on Total Training Hours
Users will be able to view periodic reports showing total hours of training completed by staff. For example, you can produce annual, half yearly or quarterly reports for each staff.

NY 147(A) Jurisdiction Form (PDF version)
General Event Reports (Incident Reports) now support the pdf version of NY 147 (A) report form. You will just have to fill out the normal Therap GER form and the application will automatically complete the jurisdiction form for you which you can print out for official use.

Search/List by Event Type
Search results for event reports will have a column for event type. This will let users sort and group the reports on search list by event type and use them as quick summary reports.

Additional enhancements in 6.2 include the elimination of the ten-minute delay in activating user options after assignment of access privileges, having all Health Tracking data on search results when Exported to Excel and many more .

6.2 will be the last release before the major 7.0 version release of Therap applications. Please try out the new features and let us know what you think.

Towards Better Support and Training

New Version of T-Log Tutorial

New T-Log Tutorial

Therap Support and Training team has been experimenting with different tools to come up a series of automated training classes and presentations to help users efficiently work with different application modules. The team has completed a second version of the T-Log tutorial last month which has been uploaded on the Training Materials (Beta versions) page along with the previously released tutorials and presentations. In this tutorial, Justin Brockie, Director of Therap Customer Support and Training, demonstrates how the T-Log application can help you record and communicate day-to-day information easily and effectively.

The users who are familiar with Justin’s effective teaching style and amiable personality will surely love it since this tutorial closely follows Justin’s actual training classes. Those who have not yet met Justin are going to find the tutorial just as effective as he will be taking them, step by step, through the processes of working with T-Logs.

Please visit www.TherapServices.net and try this out along with the other tutorials on the Training Materials (beta) page. Let us know if you found these helpful by sending us your feedback. We look forward to working with you to improve the quality of these resources.

We have also uploaded a bunch of Quick Guides (checklists and handouts) on www.therapservices.net/training/quickguides. These will help you set up the system and get started with the applications.

Secure Communications

SComm Message

Therap Secure Communications (SComm) is a secure, HIPAA compliant alternative of normal email, which allows users to correspond with coworkers, exchange medical records for expert opinions, send reports and files to state caseworkers for approval and families to stay informed about the current physical/psychological condition of the individuals. As opposed to regular email, SComm works in a secure manner, encrypting every message and giving access only to the authorized users.

Here are some of the reasons why Therap users prefer SComm over regular email –

SComm is secure and it offers a way to document providers’ compliance to state and HIPAA regulations and helps to reduce insurance rates.
General e-mail features like compose, forward, reply, reply to all and message archiving are all supported by SComm.
SComm uses additional attributes such as Type, Urgency, Topic, Status, and Purpose to help increase the effectiveness of communication.
It has a flexible recipient selection scheme that allows the selection of single or multiple users as well as a group of users based on their roles and privileges.
Users are able to attach Incident Reports, Witness Reports, Behavior Event Reports, Individual and Emergency Data Forms, Service Plans and other reports to SComm messages. The system automatically checks to see if the recipients of the SComm message have the proper authorization to view these reports.

SComm is available for all staff who have valid login accounts and passwords into the Therap system.

Conferences in September

We will be attending several conferences in September and exhibiting our products. Meet us there and find out how other agencies are using the Therap system to improve care, reduce cost and minimize risk.

ANCOR's 2006 Governmental Activities Seminar
September 10-12, 2006 • Hyatt Regency • Crystal City, VA
The seminar will try to advance critical policy issues affecting the private providers. Therap Services, exclusive Platinum Sponsors, will be exhibiting.

CCPA Fall Conference
September 13-14, 2006 • Farmington • CT
Fall Conference of the Connecticut Community Providers Association (CCPA). Therap will be attending.

Florida ARF-Annual Conference
September 20-22, 2006 • Clearwater Beach • FL
As a corporate member, Therap will be speaking and exhibiting at the conference.

OK-DDS Annual Event
Sep 28-29, 2006 • Oklahoma City • OK
As a Silver sponsor, Therap will be speaking and exhibiting at this event.

Date	Time	Class
August 23, 2006	10 am EDT	IS-BIL-101: Billing and Service Authorization
August 23, 2006	11 am EDT	IS-TH-131: Introduction to Therap for Nurses
August 23, 2006	1 pm EDT	IS-TL-101: T-Logs
August 23, 2006	2 pm EDT	IS-DA-101: Data Administration / Therap Setup
August 24, 2006	10 am EDT	IS-TH-151: Introduction to Therap for Supervisors
August 24, 2006	11 am EDT	Therap for Families
August 24, 2006	2 pm EDT	IS-MS-101: Therap and Excel
August 25, 2006	9 am EDT	IS-IDF-101: Individual and Emergency Data Forms (IDF/EDF)

Training Classes and Live Chat

Learn to get the best out of Therap

Want to know more about the Therap applications? You and any of your staff can join Therap’s live online training. All you need is a high speed internet connection and a telephone. You can either join in individually or use a speakerphone and projector to have a whole group of staff trained at once.

Sign up for our free training sessions at www.TherapServices.net/training. You will then be sent instructions including a website address to log onto and a phone number to call at the time of the class. Contact us at www.TherapServices.net and let us know when is the best time to hold training classes for you and your staff. Is it at an afternoon shift change? Is it at night? We know that you run a 24 hour operation and we want to work on your schedule.

These classes are available free of charge. All our existing and potential users are invited to join.

In addition to the online training classes, we offer Live Chat Support to provide immediate answers to your questions. If you feel that you can not wait for a training class, look for the button on www.TherapServices.net. Like the online training sessions, live chat support is provided free of charges.

For more information please call us at (203) 596 7553.

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