Electronic Health Record Conference for I/DD Agency Providers in Metro NYC and Long Island

WATERBURY, Conn., March 6, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Therap Services, the leader in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities electronic health record (EHR) and client data management, has announced the regional conference for I/DD Provider Agency staff in Garden City, New York on May 20-21, 2014.

Interested parties may learn more and register at Therap Services Long Island, New York Conference page.

Therap Services has worked with I/DD Provider Agencies in New York State since 2004 and is currently working with over 55 in-state provider agencies supporting over 35,000 people. Therap has a team of staff devoted to providing support to ensure electronic documentation is in line with OPWDD standards. Regional conferences and user group meetings are held throughout New York State on a quarterly basis; conferences will be held in Buffalo and Syracuse later in the year. Visit Therap's New York Page to access the events listing and to view an array of support materials associated with the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD) and Office of Medicaid Inspector General (OMIG) standards and compliance.

Therap conferences are an ideal place for both potential and current customers to learn about new developments and practical uses for electronic documentation and reporting including: Individual Supports, Incident Report Management, Electronic Health Record documents, and Quality Assurance tools, Electronic Billing and Management of Staff Trainings and Certifications.

The conference will include beginner, intermediate and advanced level sessions with focus on:

• Implementation of the certified Electronic Health Record and Data Management System across agency programs
• Meeting CMS and HCBS documentation requirements including Person Centered Planning and Self-Directed Services
• OPWDD compliant Incident Reporting
• Preparing for a successful OMIG Audit
• Nursing Care Plans, Medical and Health related documentation and reporting
• Behavior Support Plans and Behavior Event Records
• Habilitation Plans, Monthly Summaries and Hab Reports
• Medicaid Service Coordination Notes and Reports
• Electronic Documentation and Managed Care Organizations
• Auditing and Electronic Billing Claims through eMedNY
• Mobile Applications

Kevin Lightle, New York Regional Director of Training and Implementation, states, "One of the great things about using Therap Services is being able to access information easily and promptly. Getting real time information improves communication and decreases confusion or delay in actions. When you can simply check off several selections and then access the information, you can instantly determine the status of an individual you support or the level of compliance agency wide. High quality data and instantaneous access is a necessary method of business for now and most importantly, in the future."

Therap's electronic documentation solutions help providers meet the federal definition of Person Centered Planning through a variety of modules including the Personal Focus Worksheet, Individual Support Plan, ISP Agenda and ISP Data to track goals and personal outcome measures. Sessions will be devoted to these modules at the Long Island, New York Regional Conference to provide greater detail for how your agency can effectively and efficiently meet federal and state standards through use of Therap's software solution.

Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities lead active lives and may receive support in the home, community, work or recreational environments; data within Therap's web based system is instantaneously accessible across service environments, therefore Therap is ideal as a portable documentation solution. Only persons with appropriate authorization can login to the secure documentation system, and access to all data is traceable, ensuring protected health information is HIPAA compliant. This translates into providing individuals and agency staff confidence that protected health information is private and viewable only by those granted access.

About Therap Services, LLC

Therap Services patented developmental disabilities software solution supports compliance with standards as required for funding through Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services at both state system and agency levels. Therap is widely used by organizations working with people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in home and community-based services (HCBS), intermediate care facilities (ICF-DD) and other settings, for case management, vocational and employment services and waiver eligibility assessments.

Secure applications offered by Therap include individual support modules such as incident reporting, medication error reporting, behavior tracking, individual service plans, goal tracking, health records, medication administration records and case management notes, among others. Therap offers solutions for employee training management and employee scheduling. It also covers billing with service authorizations, attendance and professional claim tracking modules. Therap's HIPAA, HITECH and ARRA compliant software applications are suitable for day programs, residential services, supported living, case management and community support programs.

SOURCE Therap Services, LLC