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Tips and Tricks · Aug 13, 2018
What's up with the Geographic Region field on the Client Vitals screen?
Communities ask me all the time about the Geographic Region field on the Client Vitals screen.  All. The. Time. Not sure what I'm talking about?  Th…Read more
Tips and Tricks · Aug 1, 2018
How to Operate a Drop-In Centre in HIFIS 4
Many agencies out there operate a drop-in centre. Many of these agencies also might operate a shelter, or be part of a community that's using HIFIS …Read more
Tips and Tricks · Jul 3, 2018
[Archived] How to Record Shelter Diversion in HIFIS 4
Update: As of HIFIS 4.0.60.1, there is a new Diversion module in HIFIS and this whole post is irrelevant. We’re leaving it up, in case you’re intere…Read more
Legal and Privacy · May 22, 2018
A Primer on Limiting Access to Client Files
One of the pillars of protecting client information is making sure that the only people accessing a client's information are the people that need th…Read more
Legal and Privacy · May 1, 2018
A Primer on Attestation in HIFIS 4
As previously discussed, client privacy is a key concern for communities using HIFIS 4. One of the approaches to protect client privacy is to restri…Read more
Legal and Privacy · Apr 13, 2018
A Primer on Consent in HIFIS 4
Client privacy is a primary concern for a number of communities who are considering using HIFIS 4. It can be quite a challenge to understand the le…Read more
Feature Guide · Feb 15, 2018
New HIFIS 4 Feature: Report Categories
One of the privacy issues in HIFIS 4 has been reporting. You could set up your user rights templates to be as limited as you wanted, but when it cam…Read more
Tips and Tricks · Jan 24, 2018
Custom Look-up Table Values and Roll-Ups
Not all of the drop-down menus in HIFIS (any version) are going to meet every community's needs. One community might really like the available Reaso…Read more
Tips and Tricks · Dec 8, 2017
How to Handle Program Billing in HIFIS 4
Back in the olden days, a lot of funding for homeless programs were funded on a per diem basis. That means that shelter beds were paid for based …Read more