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Therap Responds to Newly Released Joint OIG, ACL, and OCR Incident Management Report in Group HomesWATERBURY, Conn., Jan. 19, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The Joint Report of The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Office of Inspector General (OIG), Administration for Community Living (ACL), and Office for Civil Rights (OCR) Ensuring Beneficiary Health and Safety in Group Homes Through State Implementation of Comprehensive Compliance Oversight, found serious lapses in health and safety policies for individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. OIG's audits found states "failed to ensure that":
Report findings resulted in the OIG, ACL, and OCR issuing four key compliance oversight components to ensure health and safety in group-home settings:
Since 2003 Therap has provided incident management, investigation, resolution documentation and reporting. Therap's comprehensive Incident Management software supports the "model practices" suggested in the report by helping states implement:
Therap's incident reporting system is offered at no cost to State Governments. Currently nine states are utilizing Therap's software as their state incident reporting solution. Over 500,000 individuals with I/DD utilize Therap in all 50 states. "We have an incident reporting solution that meets the recommendations included in this Report. We're able ensure that states are up and running in no more than 90 days," said Jeff Case, National Director of Business Development. For more information, visit TherapServices.net or contact Jeff Case at 816-522-3683 or [email protected]. View original content:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/therap-responds-to-newly-released-joint-oig-acl-and-ocr-incident-management-report-in-group-homes-300585330.html SOURCE Therap Services |