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Health Risk Screening Tool

The Office of Developmental Programs (ODP) announced a new training course for all new Supports Coordinators (SC) in the Health Risk Screening Tool (HRST) application. This training will be required for all new SCs after January 20, 2025.

The course is titled “HRST Training for Case Managers.”  It takes the place of the all-day live virtual training for new SCs. This training contains all the information new SCs need to use and apply the information found within the HRST. The training lasts approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes. It is a work-at-your-own-pace model.

New SCs who have previously completed this or the all-day live virtual training are not required to take this fully-updated course. However, ODP highly recommends existing SCs complete this course as a refresher.

Please view announcement ODPANN 25-015 for additional information and details.

The Department of Human Services will be holding a webinar designed for provider agency leadership, supervisors, and anyone responsible for quality assurance or health outcomes. This is to share with providers how to get information out of the Health Risk Screening Tool (HRST) that can drive quality assurance initiatives, improve quality of care, and support agency outcomes. You will also look at reports to monitor compliance and identify areas of highest health risks for the people you support as well as cover HRST reports related to performance-based contract standards and customizing reports to get exactly what you are looking for quickly!

Please note the following:

  • This is supplemental training with no pre-requisites.
  • IntellectAbility does not provide certificates of attendance.
  • No CEUs are being offered for attending this training.
  • All times are Eastern Standard Time (EST).

**When registering, if you do not see your agency name under the “client” section — look for your state, and then your agency name will appear in the “provider agency” section.**

Presenters:
Tammy Armstrong: Client Engagement Manager, IntellectAbility
Ingrid Durbin: HRST Clinical Services Representative, IntellectAbility

Audience: Those with an active Health Risk Screening Tool (HRST) account

Please register here.

January 17, 2025, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm

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Thursday, March 17, 2022
10:00 am–4:00 pm
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This live GotoWebinar training is designed for RN/LPNs (where allowed) who will be completing the HRST Clinical Review. This training is REQUIRED to complete the Clinical Review. The purpose of this training is to help nurses assigned to completing the Clinical Review do so more accurately. All times are EST.

Prerequisites

  1. Successful completion of the HRST Online Rater Training
  2. Must be an RN/LPN

Additional Info

IntellectAbility does not provide certificates of attendance.
CEUs are not offered for attending this webinar.
Users MUST be logged in and active for >5 hours in order to receive the Clinical Reviewer role. This is tracked by GoToWebinar. Do not share your link with others.

Wednesday, March 16, 2022
10:00 am–2:30 pm
EST, with 30 minute break for lunch.
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This live webinar training is designed to help raters learn more about screening with the HRST and how to do so more accurately. This training is highly recommended for ALL users of the HRST, as the accuracy of the HRST screening is essential in determining actual and potential risk.

Prerequisites
Completion of Online Rater Training. This must be done prior to registering for this course.

Additional Info
IntellectAbility does not provide certificates of attendance. No CEUs are being offered for attending this training. All times are EST.

**When registering, if you do not see your agency name under the “client” section, look for your state, then your agency name will appear in the “provider agency” section.

ODP Announcement 19-146 provides an update regarding provider use of the HRST and training participation. ODP established the ambitious goal of completing screenings for the over 14,000 individuals in residential services over a 12-month period. ODP established benchmarks for a timeline for providers to complete screenings based on the individual’s need level. ODP is grateful to all stakeholders who have contributed to the screening process thus far; a great deal of effort has gone into the implementation of this important initiative. The use of the HRST is already enhancing the health and wellness of individuals, and the sooner that screenings are completed, the sooner the individual will benefit from this process.

To date, completed screenings have fallen behind the established benchmarks; however, screenings are continuing to increase weekly. As of October 29, a total of 1,617 individuals have been screened. 1,043 of the anticipated 2,754 individuals with Needs Level 7 have been screened. 2,555 people have completed the Online Rater Training and 1,358 are in the process of completing.

The number of registered nurses who have completed the face to face Clinical Reviewer Training is also lagging behind anticipated goals. This training is necessary to complete the Clinical Reviews on individuals who score a Level 3 or higher for the Health Care Level (HCL). As communicated in ODP Announcement 19-134, there is one final round of trainings for Clinical Reviewer remaining for 2019. All residential providers are expected to use the HRST.

ODP will continue to monitor provider progress closely to ensure that screenings occur in a timely manner and expects compliance on the tool’s use. As of this time, ODP is not pursuing enforcement activities, recognizing providers that are making a good faith effort to implement and utilize the tool. Contact Carol Ferenz, RCPA IDD Division Director, with questions.