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Feature Guide · Jan 13, 2025
Which look-up tables should I customize?
There are, at the time of writing, 115 look-up tables in HIFIS that you can customize. For a new HIFIS community, this can be overwhelming! I've se…Read more
HIFIS Training · Dec 11, 2024
When do HIFIS users need refresher training?
So you've got a plan to train your staff on how to use HIFIS. That's great! But now you're coming across a trickier question: when do staff need to…Read more
Oct 31, 2024
Takeaways from #CAEH24
So long, Ottawa! Here are my highlights for the year: @Geoffrey Messier, as always, had a really accessible presentation about why you shouldn't sp…Read more
Data and Reporting · Sep 17, 2024
Reaching Home: Collecting the right data
This blog post is part of a series about Reaching Home HIFIS requirements: Reaching Home: Including the right clients Reaching Home: Collecting th…Read more
Data and Reporting · Sep 4, 2024
Reaching Home: Including the right clients
For Reaching Home Designated Communities, a major task is to utilize HIFIS to manage client-level data and use it for Coordinated Access. One of th…Read more
Tips and Tricks · Aug 14, 2024
How to record supportive housing in HIFIS
One of the remaining gaps in HIFIS is for housing programs. The Housing Placement module works reasonably well for programs like Housing First and R…Read more
Announcements · Nov 10, 2023
Takeaways from #CAEH23
And that's a wrap on #CAEH23. Here's the highlights of what I learned this year: The proportion of people experiencing chronic homelessness, n…Read more
Data and Reporting · Sep 1, 2023
Bed-Nights Happen At Midnight
From time to time, people ask me about how a report handles bed-nights. Unless otherwise specified, a bed-night is counted if a client is booked in …Read more
Tips and Tricks · May 8, 2023
Expanded Contact Information
Have you ever had a client that didn't have a cell phone number and couldn't reliably access the internet to check their email? ... That was r…Read more