Team HMIS User Forum Agenda 5/15/17
Team HMIS User Forum
May 15, 2017
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Client
Privacy + Requests for Client Data
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Requests from police and/or family of client
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Requests from other non-HMIS participating
agencies
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Emailing client data
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Faxing client data
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Basic HUD
CoC APR Training
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Basic ESG
CAPER Report Training
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Updates +
Reporting Deadlines
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5/31/17: System Performance Measures (SPM)
uploads to HUDHDX (open 4/3)
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May 2017: Upgrade to new ServicePoint reporting
tool (Qlik Sense)
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Summer/Fall 2017: Upgrade to new ServicePoint
software platform
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10/1/17: Updates to HUD HMIS Data Dictionary
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Overview
of HMIS User Forums
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NOT new user training; for existing HMIS users only
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Recurring monthly schedule
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Importance
of HMIS Data
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Directly linked to your provider funding, as
well as the entire CoC
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Provides awareness + exposes areas of need
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Proper
HMIS Workflow
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Learn about your program workflow as per funding
requirements
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Workflow Manuals
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Client ID
Merge Requests
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Client
Confidentiality + Data Sharing
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Very important to clearly explain HMIS client
confidentiality to all clients
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Explain how sharing w/other HMIS participating
agencies helps everyone
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Ultimately, it’s the final decision of client
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May not provide client data to a non-HMIS
participating agency unless you have written + signed consent from client, or a
court-ordered warrant
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Homeless persons have same rights as all humans!