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From Services to Long-Term Stability: How Your HMIS Builds the Bridge
When people experiencing homelessness connect with services, they get housed, find jobs, improve their health, and rebuild their lives. Often, outcome...
Shared Data Means Shared Power: A Clarity HMIS Partner Success Story
We’re always thrilled to hear about the victories of our partner communities! Today, we’re exploring how our friends in San Diego made great strides t...
Understanding the Role of Data Analytics in Homelessness Policy Evaluation
Policymakers are constantly seeking effective strategies to address the complexities of homelessness. Thankfully, harnessing the power of data analyti...
Enhancing HMIS Data Security with Role-Based Access Control
Increased efficiency, stronger security, improved compliance — these are just a few of the crucial benefits role-based access can create for your orga...
How GIS Technology Is Revolutionizing Homeless Outreach
Visibility is the basis of meaningful outreach. If your team can’t find vulnerable people, you can’t develop sustainable and effective strategies for ...
Bitfocus Joins with DirectTrust to Enable Closed-Loop Referrals
In October 2022, Bitfocus joined DirectTrust to participate in the new Information Exchange for Human Services (IX4HS) standards development effort. I...
Maximizing HMIS Methods to Assess & Address Homelessness
The Point-in-Time (PIT) Count serves as a critical occasion on the CoC calendar. Yet it is not without its limitations. The U.S. Department of Housing...
Ahead of the Curve: Proactive Approach to HUD Privacy Regulations & Compliance
Compliance with U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) regulations should be a top priority for any continuum of care (CoC) and associ...
Leveraging Geospatial Analytics to Improve Outreach
When it comes to providing care for homeless populations, there’s a misconception that those who are in need of help will actively seek it. This is no...
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: 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...
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...
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