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Version 2 Beta Testing

October 25, 2013 By
The release of JOTx therapy version 2 is right around the corner. We have been playing with the prototypes and it is very fun!   I am dying for the data migration to be completed so that I can start using version 2 in my private practice.  It will be so nice to just have all the exercises that you are addressing with an individual be in the app when you launch it.  You just start the session, check to make sure your hierarchy levels are still correct, and start collecting data!
The plan will also copy forward from session to session.  I like to type out my goals with the current level of progress right into the plan.  In that way, I keep a running progress summary for my clients, and I know when I need to advance my goals.
One thing that we have changed in version 2 from version 1 is the way that the app times the session.  In the new release when you end your session, a pop up will appear; the therapist will then be able to add additional billable time and allocate the proper amount of minutes to each code.  ( While school based therapists are probably less interested in the billing code used, having the minutes spent with each student recorded to the note is helpful for documenting compliance with IEP requirements.)
We are starting the version 2 beta trial soon, and we are so grateful to our beta testers who are trialing this product for us.   Many of them are working in school settings, although we have beta testers in almost every type of setting.  If anyone is interested in participating in the 8-10 week trial, please contact jenny@jotx.com

 

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Fun at WSLHA

October 23, 2013 By

We (the JOTx team) attended the Washington Speech Language Hearing Association Convention (WSLHA) in Everett, Wa. It was so GREAT! The raffle prizes were motivating! The food was tasty (and even contained gluten/dairy free options for people with those needs)! We reconnected with old friends and former professors. And best of all I attended some excellent sessions! They were the kind of sessions that I love. Ones where you not only get useful information about the research behind a therapy technique but you also get the opportunity to see what the application of that research looks like in a therapy session.

 

One session that really stood out was on was Phonomotor processing. The researchers at the UW Aphasia lab are using Lindamood-Bell theory to retrain phonological awareness and cognitive processes in individuals who have had a stroke! And it’s working!!! This technique is improving word retrieval, processing speed, and reading- all at once! Cool stuff. And yes, JOTx contains all those phonological awareness exercises that you would want to use, so that your data tracking and note writing is less cumbersome.

 

Conferences are so motivating. Those are the kind of CEUs that are so fun to collect!

 

It was also apparent once again how important it is to support our local and national organization. They really do a great job of advocating for our profession and our clients. There is a lot to be had through participation and we give power to our voice in government when we participate.

 

 

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Introducing Version 2 of JOTx: Group Tracking, Offline Functionality, and Much More

October 15, 2013 By

Version 2 JOTx Therapy

We listened to your SLP data tracking needs

From inception we anticipated the need for the ability to track data on multiple people and on multiple goals at the same time. We knew therapists would need to be able to access the notes of other therapists and that even if you don’t have an internet connection therapy must go on! We intentionally waited to build these features until we sorted out the initial platform for one goal with one patient and gathered feedback from our early adopters.

Speech therapists have to keep track of a lot of data and not just on patient performance. We have to keep track of how much time is spent in the session and under which codes! And all of that information needs to be intelligently recorded.

We’ve gotten a lot of feedback since our initial launch of the JOTx app and we’ve taken to heart your suggestions.  In version 2 of the JOTx app [Read more…]

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[From the Founder] Why we started JOTx, what we’ve learned, and how we’re moving forward

October 11, 2013 By

Jessica Aubin JOTx

[Jessica Aubin is the Founder of the JOTx company. She’s a certified ASHA member who has her own Speech Language Pathology practice on Bainbridge Island, and founded JOTx to help her create faster, more accurate daily notes on her iPad. You can learn more about Jessica here.]

I started an outpatient speech therapy practice on a little island near Seattle in 2010.  Right away I started looking for documentation solutions.  About the same time I started looking at apps for data collection during my sessions and I thought, wouldn’t it be great if the data from your app could just go straight into your treatment note?  That would save a ton of time and stress. [Read more…]

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