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Data and Reporting · Sep 16, 2021
Why you need TWO reports for Coordinated Access
Now that HIFIS version 4.0.59 is out and has been widely adopted, several communities have come to me asking for customized By-Name Lists (or Priori…Read more
Tips and Tricks · Jul 31, 2021
[Archived] How to Record Street Outreach in HIFIS 4
Update: As of HIFIS 4.0.60.1 and 4.0.60.5, there are new features related to outreach in HIFIS. We’re leaving this post up, in case you’re intereste…Read more
Announcements · Jul 16, 2021
Diversion in HIFIS 4: Recommendations Report
The HIFIS 4 Working Group meeting in September 2020 confirmed shelter diversion as one of the top priorities for new features. This builds on previo…Read more
HIFIS Training · Nov 17, 2020
Simple Training Time Calculator
When delivering just-in-time training - that is, trying to train all your new users before a HIFIS 4 launch, it can be a bit confusing to try to fig…Read more
Data and Reporting · Jul 24, 2020
Data Dive: Average Length of Stay for Families
Occasionally, I get asked by someone what is the average length of stay for families (as opposed to singles) in their shelter system. On the surface…Read more
Data and Reporting · Jun 5, 2020
Let's talk about Chronic Homelessness
Let me ask a question: how do you calculate chronic homelessness? We know that the federal definition is 6 months in the past year or 18 months in t…Read more
Custom Tables · Mar 6, 2020
How to Record Hotel/Motel Stays in HIFIS 4
HIFIS 4 has lots of great features, but one of the things that is missing is an out-of-the-box way for you to handle programs that sort of operate l…Read more
Data and Reporting · Jan 7, 2020
Understanding Data Volume in Reports
At ACRE Consulting, one of the things we do a lot of is writing reports. We see a lot of different request for reports which vary in complexity from…Read more
Data and Reporting · Jul 11, 2019
Family Stays in HIFIS 4
It's almost universally agreed that family stays in HIFIS 4 are a little problematic, especially if you compare family stays in HIFIS 4 to HIFIS 3. …Read more