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A Better PIT Count Starts With What Happens After the Count
Anyone involved in a Point-in-Time count knows how quickly the work can become complicated. Volunteers need to be recruited. Surveys need to be prepared. Shelter data needs to be collected from agencies that may not use HMIS. Unsheltered ou...
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3 Principles for Effective Social Work Case Management
As an individual working in social work case management, you strive to have a positive impact on the community around you. You serve as a catalyst to ...
Whole Person Care Part 2: Evaluating Social Determinants of Health Crucial to Providing Improved Patient Care
Too often care providers view patients as a list of symptoms that can be treated without much regard for the social context in which people live. Sadl...
Selecting a New HMIS Software: Steps to Find the Right Vendor
Choosing a homeless management information system (HMIS) vendor that has a strong reputation for innovation and customer support will be tremendously ...
Whole Person Care and Its Importance to Case Management
Many of the most vulnerable among us live without stable access to housing. Lacking the security of shelter and home is the center from which many oth...
Going Beyond the VI-SPDAT: Using Clarity to Create a Custom Assessment
In late 2020, OrgCode announced that it would be phasing out the VI-SPDAT. Over time, the prominent usage of the VI-SPDAT as an assessment tool has be...
Going Beyond the VI-SPDAT: Rolling Out a New Assessment
In late 2020, OrgCode announced that it would be phasing out the VI-SPDAT. Over time, the prominent usage of the VI-SPDAT as an assessment tool has be...
Going Beyond the VI-SPDAT: Developing a New Assessment
In late 2020, OrgCode announced that it would be phasing out the VI-SPDAT. Over time, the prominent usage of the VI-SPDAT as an assessment tool has be...
Going Beyond the VI-SPDAT: Deficiencies of the VI-SPDAT
In late 2020, OrgCode announced that it would be phasing out the VI-SPDAT. Over time, the prominent usage of the VI-SPDAT as an assessment tool has be...
HMIS Features to Humanize Your Case Management Intake Workflows
The role of a case manager is demanding and exhilarating alike. When completing client intake, assessment, referrals, and other case management tasks,...
From Outreach to Intake: Creating an End-to-End Solution for Coordinated Entry
Continuum of Care (CoC) providers face multiple challenges when it comes to addressing homelessness, but there’s one overarching: They don’t have enou...
Bitfocus COO Jeff Ugai Appears on Grow For Good™ Podcast
Even in 2020, not everyone understands the full scope of homelessness: what it means to be homeless, the factors that cause it, and the measures commu...