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See also: Dealing with Non-Consenting Clients, Part 1
Do you have a lot of clients with Declined Consent? In 4.0.60.4 and lower, it’s called “…Read more
Do you have a lot of clients with Unknown Housing Status?
Regardless of your source for this piece of information — the HIFIS Health Check is one, …Read more
Today’s blog post is a video!
In order to get ready to update to 4.0.61, you’ll need to set up your geographic region mapping. (You can do this aft…Read more
So you’ve been using HIFIS for a while. You’re doing okay, but you know your community could have better data quality. And you even have some ideas …Read more
Jun 16, 2026
The Perfect Storm: Gazillions of Active Clients
We are living through an interesting moment in HIFIS right now. There’s a perfect storm of several things happening all at the same time, and it’s m…Read more
It seems like everyone is talking about Power BI these days.
Trust, me, we get it! It’s shiny and new and pretty, and it makes plain ol’ Crystal Re…Read more
Apr 23, 2026
Dealing with Non-Consenting Clients, Part 1: Policy
See also: Dealing with Non-Consenting Clients, Part 2
Today’s blog post is a special excerpt from our HIFIS Administration Masterclass.
Dis…Read more
Over the past decade or so, conversation about homelessness data has focused a lot on the By-Name List (BNL). Let’s make sure all the people we know…Read more
The picture above is not a snake. It’s a snake-mimic caterpillar, hemeroplanes triptolemus. Neat, huh?
In general, a bug is something that everyone…Read more
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