Learn About New Developments in Electronic Documentation and Reporting at Therap Services Regional Conference

WATERBURY, Conn., Feb. 28, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Therap Services, the leader in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities electronic health record and data management, has announced the regional conference for I/DD Provider Agency staff in Charlotte, North Carolina on May 7-8, 2014.

Interested parties may learn more and register at Therap Services Carolina's Conference page.

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, Quality Assurance tools, Electronic Billing and Training Management.

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

• Implementation of the Client Data Management System and certified Electronic Health Record across agency programs
• CMS and HCBS documentation requirements including Person Centered Planning and Self-Directed Services
• Medical and Health related Plans and Reporting
• Documentation to meet Managed Care Organization standards
• Quality Documentation in line with North Carolina DHHS-DD standards
• Quality Documentation in line with South Carolina DDSN standards
• Service Coordination & Case Management Notes and Reports
• Goal Tracking, Habilitation Plans, Monthly Summary Notes and Reports
• Behavior Support Plans and Behavior Event Records
• Preparing for a successful Audit
• Mobile Applications
• Administrative Tasks

Nationally, Therap's electronic documentation software solution is used in over 1,200 I/DD agencies providing services to more than 220,000 individuals. Barry Pollack, Regional Director at Therap Services, states: "Therap is growing in the Carolinas as we now have nearly 25 provider agencies utilizing our system across North and South Carolina, serving over 3,300 individuals. Agencies are using Therap to track the full spectrum of services within ICF-DD & Medicaid Waiver programs including; Residential Supports, Day Supports, Supported Employment, Personal Supports and many others.  This conference is an excellent opportunity for both support professionals and administrators to receive in-depth instruction on the use of Therap as well as to network with users in North Carolina and South Carolina. There will also be sessions dedicated to our state specific features including documentation compliance with State standards and use of our system for electronically submitting billing claims to Medicaid."

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 Carolina 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, 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 for the developmentally disabled (ICF-DD), day treatment programs, developmental centers and other settings.

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