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One of the major strengths of Therap’s health information tracking system is its powerful reporting features. A good example of this is Therap Health Care Reports which aggregate and summarize health information from different sections of the Health Tracking application (e.g. vital signs, height/weight, respiratory problems, medication history, lab test reports etc.), as well as other modules such as General Event Reports and Individual Data. Here are some of the useful features supported by the report –

Flexible parameters
The report supports flexible options to select date range and select report sections. Report sections may include some or all of the health tracking records.

Clean summarized view
All information is arranged neatly in simple, tables.

Printable PDF format
The reports can be viewed and saved in printer friendly PDF format.

Saving for later use
Once drawn up, users are able to save them within the system to use later.

Comments & recommendations
Relevant comments and recommendations can be saved with the health care reports.

We are happy to inform you that we have redesigned our Special Interest Group (SIG) pages to have a fresh look and feel that you will find more functional and easy to use.

We have transferred all existing users and posts to this new site so you don’t need to worry about reopening accounts or reorganizing the content.

Here are some of the things you need to know about the new SIGs –

Separate page for each SIG

In the new design, each SIG (Nursing & EHR, Mobile Documentation and Quality Assurance) is hosted on a separate page. You can access them at:

Nursing & EHR SIG
http://www.therapservices.net/health-sig/
Quality Assurance SIG
http://www.therapservices.net/quality-sig/
Mobile Documentation SIG
http://www.therapservices.net/mobile-sig/

You can still access them all from the old SIG page at
http://www.therapservices.net/sig/

Loggin in and Posting

Even though the SIGs have been separated, you don’t have to log in separately for each of them. Logging in once will give you access to all the SIGs you have joined.

You can use the following links to get to your login screen:

Nursing & EHR SIG
http://www.therapservices.net/health-sig/wp-admin
Quality Assurance SIG
http://www.therapservices.net/quality-sig/wp-admin
Mobile Documentation SIG
http://www.therapservices.net/mobile-sig/wp-admin

You can also use the old SIG login link -
http://www.therapservices.net/sig/wp-admin

To get to a particular SIG from here, just find the My Sites tab on the top bar which will show you the list of SIG sites you have access to. Move your mouse over the SIG you want to post in and then click on ‘New Post’ on the sub menu.

You can get further instructions on how to post in Therap SIG here –
http://www.therapservices.net/sig/posting-in-a-therap-sig/

Category selection

You no longer need to select a SIG as a category to indicate where your posts should go to. Once you login and post in a SIG, the posts are set for those SIGs automatically.

You however, can choose to publish your post in other SIGs and/or the Certified Trainers’ Blog (provided you are a member of those) by selecting them in the Multipost box.

Facebook Share Button on Posts

In the new version of the SIGs, there will be Facebook share buttons on your posts.

Question of the week

We will be posting a new question every week to initiate discussions and get your views on different issues. They will be placed prominently on top of each SIG page so you will not be missing them.

So log on to our Special Interest Groups now and try these new features for yourself. Let us know if you have comments or suggestions on how we can enhance them further.

As you probably know, Therap is working towards CCHIT compliance by mid January, 2012.

Existing and enhanced features such as Allergy Profiles and normal range definitions with vital signs are the results of that goal. Moving ahead, we will be adding a number of completely new modules to meet CCHIT requirements. These will include:

• Medication Profile – to display an Individual’s current medications, Home medications, Review of medications and Reconciliations under a single page.
• Medication Reconciliation – the ability to capture a signature or the User ID and the date stamp, as per the CCHIT requirements, to indicate that medication reconciliation has been completed at admission, discharge and each change in level of care during the facility stay.
• Home Medication – to record and to display home medications.
• Individual History – to document and manage Individual’s historical data including chief complaints, present illness, medical, social and family history, assessment plans, physical examinations and other information.
• Individual Care Plan – to create care plans for each Individual. Furthermore, users will be able to upload Care Plans to the Global Template Library and import Approved Care Plans created by users of other agencies.
• Physician Information – to be able to add NPI Number, UPIN Number, DEA Number and License Number for Physician users.

These features are expected to be released in mid January, along with other modules and enhanced features in Therap’s version 2012.0.

Therap’s conference focused on CCHIT and the meaningful use of EHR, is taking place within a week – from next Tuesday, December 6, in Kissimmee, Florida.

In addition to national issues such as CCHIT and Electronic Health Records (EHR), the conference will include regular training intensive sessions on Therap’s health tracking records (appointments, seizures, lab tests, vital signs, medication histories, etc.), electronic Medication Administration Records (eMAR), Individual Service Plans (ISP), incident reports and secure messaging.

Therap’s regional conference in San Diego, California is also taking place next week, from Wednesday, December 7. The event will include beginner, intermediate and advanced level training sessions on Therap’s web-based documentation and reporting solutions for the developmental disabilities community.

More information regarding these events can be found on our website.

The regional conference in San Diego, California is taking place in three weeks, from December 7-8, 2011. This means that there’s less than one week left for early bird registration, which will be closing next Wednesday, November 23. Registering before that will get you a discount on fees.

Conference highlights will include:

• Hands-on training on different Therap modules including Individual Services Plans, Health Tracking and communication logs (T-Logs)
• Sessions on Therap Electronic Medication Administration Records (MAR)
• Risk assessment using Therap’s Individual Plan of Protective Oversight and Safeguards (IPOP)
• Therap Training Management System (TMS)

As always this will be an opportunity for prospective users to learn more about Therap’s web-based products and services for the developmental disabilities community.

This is also the last week for early bird registration to the regional conference in Kissimmee, Florida taking place from December 6-7 this year. In addition to usual training intensive sessions, the conference will include a number of sessions on nationally significant topics such as CCHIT and the meaningful use of Electronic Health Records (EHR).

Therap’s regional conference in Lincoln, Nebraska is taking place in three weeks, from November 9-10, 2011. The early bird registration will remain open for another week, till next Wednesday, October 26. Registering before that will get you a discount on fees.

Like our other regional conferences, this training intensive event will include beginner, intermediate and advanced level sessions conducted by Therap experts on various Therap modules.

In addition there will be several sessions focused on Nebraska specific issues. Conference highlights will include:

• Beginner, intermediate and advanced level training on Therap modules (including Incident Reports, Secure Communications, Health Tracking and Medication Administration Records)
• User discussion: Therap implementation and effective use
• CCHIT and the future of EHR/EMR
• Meeting Nebraska incident report policies and regulations

For a complete list of sessions, please download the conference schedule.

The Medication History module of Therap Health Tracking maintains relevant information regarding an individual’s current and previous medications such as dosage, form, count, and frequency.

The module offers the flexible option for users to add multiple medications to a person’s Medication History by importing them from an Excel spreadsheet.

The procedure is simple – just select the Import from Excel link under the Medication History from the Health Tracking module. This will open the Medication History Excel Import page. Here you will find a link to a sample Excel file that you can use to upload your medications.

Now, download the Excel file and enter your medications on it. (Do not change the header cells on the spreadsheet.) Once you are done, just go ahead and attach it on the ‘File’ field.

All you need to do then, if to fill out the form and hit ‘import’.

There is a line of events from Therap for the agencies and professionals from the developmental disability services field for the coming months. These will be great opportunities to find out about Therap applications in general and how they can help agencies in meeting their service goals.

Central Florida User Group Meeting
Novembr 3, 2011, 10:00 am – 1:00 pm (Lunch Provided)
The meeting will take place at 1091 West Morse Blvd. – 2nd Floor, Winter Park, FL 32789.
(Call: 971-533-1683 for information about the location)
Register | Information Flyer

Webinar on Florida and Therap Documentation
November 17, 2011, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EST
The webinar will be conducted by Migdalia Santiago, Associate Director at Miami Cerebral Palsy Residential Services. She is also a Therap Certified Trainer. Her discussion will be on the role of Therap in meeting Florida’s documentation requirements.
Register

Regional Conference at Kissimmee
December 6-7, 2011
The conference will have sessions for all levels of users, discussions on the newer applications, and there will be a focus on a few national issues: CCHIT, EHRs and Meaningful Use.
Register | Details

Just a reminder that we will be doing a regional conference in Meriden, Connecticut next month from September 29-30, 2011.

Session highlights will include:

* Introduction to Therap Incident Reports, Health Tracking, Billing and other modules
* Beginner, intermediate and advanced level training
* Sessions focused on implementation and effective use
* College of Direct Support (CDS) Learning Management System (LMS) and training curriculum
* Connecticut user discussions

More information on the conference website.

Just a reminder that the we are doing our next Side-by-side Technology Conference with the College of Direct Support (CDS) on September 20-21, at Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

As always, this will be a good opportunity to learn about recent developments in electronic documentation, reporting, EHR and training management from technology leaders in the developmental disabilities field.

Conference highlights will include:

• Product demonstrations by Therap and CDS
• Beginner, intermediate and advanced level training
• Sessions focused on implementation and effective use
• Special sessions for users in Tennessee and Georgia
• CDS Learning Management System and training curriculum

There is just about three weeks left for this so if you want to join, register now. Please note that registering before August 31 will entitle you to an early bird discount.

Details are available on the conference website.