Transcript update on the Homeless Management

Homeless Management Information System
Committee On Homelessness Update
Robert Herdzik ([email protected])
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MetSYS to Clarity Upgrade
S January 1st – Assets of MetSYS purchased by Silver Spur
Systems. MetSYS Product was renamed Clarity Human
Services
S March 19th – March 23rd – Clarity HMIS Training
(Special Thanks to Phillip Hollon and crew at Catholic Charities for providing training space)
S March 28th – MetSYS HMIS went offline
S April 2nd – Clarity HMIS went online
S For the upgrade, a conversion process was developed to migrate
data from MetSYS to Clarity, transferring all data
MetSYS Upgrade to Clarity
S Substantial Performance Improvement
S Streamlined System Interface and User Interface
S Streamlined Process Flow
S Automatic Data Quality screening and feedback
S Latest Technology used in system development
S Dynamic self-calculating Intake and Assessments
S Developed with the HEARTH act and Performance Measures in
mind
MetSYS Upgrade to Clarity
Agency Feedback
S “WDC is so delighted with the changes to Clarity from
MetSYS The program is faster It it so much easier to enter clients
and exit out of the program. Reports are more specific to our needs
and can be customized by my staff. Thank you for clarity!!!” - Tina
Prieto, WDC.
S “I for one am thrilled with the ease of data entry and the reports it
will give me. You have made my life so much easier. I look forward
to getting to know the system well and using it …which is not
something I could do with the other.” – Terry Lindemann, Family
Promise
HMIS Upgrade to Clarity
Agency Feedback
S “The performance makes it easy and fast to input client information
to improve time management efficiency in using the system”
S “Cleaner display, streamlined user interface, much better overall it
appears.”
S “Clarity is very user friendly and organized to ensure client data is
inputted into the system in an efficient way.”
S “Clarity appearance is simple and seams easy to navigate with
displaying only necessary information on certain screens.”
S “I noticed the speed and simplicity of Clarity, which will greatly
increase the efficiency of working in HMIS.”
Clarity Human Services
New Development Plans
S With HomeBase and the CoC, implementing through the HMIS
Performance Measures
S Goals interface
S Swipe Cards via Clarity Passport
S Data Import XML (Two external systems currently in process)
S Vulnerability Index Integration
S Email Communication on Service Expiration or Program Warnings
S Referral Connectivity, Communication, Tracking, and Outcome
Reporting
HMIS Implementation
Snapshot
S Statewide, multi-CoC System (Northern, Rural,
Southern)
S Statewide Inter-Agency Data Sharing
S 10,160 Clients were managed through the HMIS in April
2012 (4,197 June 2009 – 7,678 June 2010)
S 52 HMIS Member Agencies in Southern Nevada
S HMIS Working Group meetings are held every other
month.
HMIS Technical Support
S Telephone Help Desk (702.614.6690 x2)
S Email Support Ticket System ([email protected])
S Fully Featured website (www.miner-hmis.com)
S Remote and Classroom Training
S Training Manuals (with step by step graphic instruction)
S Custom Report Writing / Assessment Development Services