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
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
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
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
Update: As of version 4.0.61.1, HIFIS now automatically populates this Geographic Region field with the client’s most recent Housing History informa…Read more
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
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
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