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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.
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In HIFIS, every action typically needs to be attached to a Client. For example: you do a referral for a Client; you do a SPDAT with a Client; you ma…Read more
Legal and Privacy · Apr 10, 2019
Fun with Custom Tables: Consent
As mentioned in a previous article, there are some challenges in HIFIS 4 regarding the ability of users to keep track of who they're allowed to talk…Read more
Training · Dec 3, 2018
Waterloo's Privacy and Consent Training Video
Data sharing is great, but it's also hard to balance the need to protect clients' privacy against the potential benefits of an open system. And it's…Read more
Tips and Tricks · Oct 18, 2018
Launch Strategies
So you're ready to launch HIFIS 4 in your community. Congratulations! But there's still one question remaining. How, exactly, are you going to fli…Read more
Most communities considering using HIFIS 4 are not starting from scratch. The truth is, in a pre-HIFIS 4 world, communities did something to get dat…Read more
Tips and Tricks · Aug 22, 2018
Shared User Accounts for Temps and Volunteers
Here's the situation: one of the agencies within your community wants to use HIFIS 4. Everything seems to be going pretty well until they casually m…Read more
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