Therap Services to Host Conference on Electronic Documentation, Electronic Signatures and Electronic Health Records for the Developmental Disabilities Community

WATERBURY, Conn., Oct. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Therap Services is hosting its 4th annual National Provider Administrator conference in Fishkill, NY February 2-4, 2010. Therap provides electronic documentation and communication services to providers of service to people with developmental disabilities. Therap complies and helps providers comply with HIPAA, ARRA and electronic signature requirements.

Provider Administrators are senior positions such as director of quality assurance, director of nursing, staff development coordinator, executive director, medicaid service coordinator, compliance and house manager in the developmental disabilities community who are responsible for the planning and implementation of Therap system in an agency. Provider Administrators are also responsible for authorizing access to information of staff members, overseeing user activity and maintaining user accounts.

    Sessions will include:

    Electronic Signatures related to electronic health records and
     developmental disability providers
    ISP programs and ISP plans
    Tracking admissions and waiting lists
    Electronic Medication Administration Records
    Global ISP Template Library
    Health Tracking, Electronic Health Records and HL7
    Working with States, Quality Monitors and Surveyors from NASDDDS members
     on electronic signatures and documentation
    Acquired Brain Injury / Traumatic Brain Injury
    Incident Reporting
    Medicaid Service Coordinators (MSCs)
    State Specific Issues including OMRDD and other NASDDS members
    Medicaid Billing
    Using Therap for Agencies using CARF and CQL
    Cost and Budget Savings Using Therap
    Training on Modules including; GERS, Tlogs, Behaviors, Individual Service
     Plans, Individual Data Forms, Health Tracking (including Seizures),
     Calendar, Staff Schedule, Training Management and Billing

    Other presentations are expected to include:
    College of Direct Support
    Deyta and Ancor's Performance Excellence Initiative
    Rest Assured
    Web Footed Friends

There will be user presentations at the conference. These will include discussions of how Therap is accepted as an electronic signature when dealing with surveyors and audits. There will be discussions regarding use of Therap by family members. Additional sessions will cover policies and procedures regarding deal with protection and advocacy issues.

About Therap Services
Therap Services provides secure, cost-effective information, documentation and communications services tailored to the specific needs of service providers, health professionals, regulators, and family members to improve the quality of life for people with developmental disabilities. Therap's suite of applications includes Health Tracking, Individual and Emergency Data Forms, Individual Service Plans, Behavior Plans, T-Logs, Incident Reports, Calendar, Staff Scheduling, Training Management System, Attendance and Electronic Billing.

For further information, please visit http://www.therapservices.net or call 203-596-7553.