Utah HMIS
Data Support for Homeless Providers in Utah
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Data is Improbable not Impossible
Life is about learning, and when we initially published our ‘impossible data’ table, we missed a few things. So, we’ve made a few updates. Primarily we have learned that while data seems like it should be impossible, there are always…
Read MoreImpossible Data?
What is Impossible Data? Impossible data is something that exists in ClientTrack that is against HUD data standards or other programmatic requirements. Several data abnormalities are impossible by data standards but still exist in our database. As organizations complete data…
Read MoreWhat triggers a Return To Homelessness (SPM Measure 2)
Measure 2 of the System Performance Measures is relatively complex, and it takes several items into account. 1) The clients included in the percentage return. Measure 2 uses the reporting timeframe and then looks back two years for potential clients…
Read MoreWorking with the U.S. Census
We recognize how important the U.S. Census is for the clients we serve. Counting every person, is among many things, an important step in providing funding for many social services, including homeless services. We encourage agencies to work closely with…
Read MoreCOVID-19 and UHMIS
This post is intended to provide accurate and up-to-date information for users of UHMIS and the developing COVID-19 crisis. COVID-19 form, and how to inform HMIS users of a clients COVID-19 status: Data Sharing: UHMIS Privacy Posting Amendment. An amendment…
Read MoreToo many people are signed in, what!?!
Have you ever signed into the system to get this error? If you haven’t gotten this error, then great! If you have, you know the frustration of not being able to login to the system just when you have an…
Read MoreAnnual UHMIS User Recertification Test.
Hello HMIS Users, In May 2019 the UHMIS Steering committee approved a plan to require all end-users to complete a recertification test annually. Please email HMIS@Utah.gov if you need a link to the training video and test. If you are…
Read MoreUHMIS Data Quality Plan Approved by Steering Committee on 10/31/2019
The UHMIS Data Quality Plan was approved by the UHMIS Steering Committee on 10/31/19. The plan outlines data quality expectations and monitoring requirements for UHMIS of all organizations that input into UHMIS. The UHMIS Monitoring Toolkit used for the State…
Read MoreUHMIS Data Quality Plan open for Public Comment
UHMIS leadership is proud to present a UHMIS Data Quality Plan for your review. This plan details data quality expectations for UHMIS and monitoring policies for all UHMIS inputting organizations. If you received this email, you will be required to…
Read MoreHMIS Reports: Cheat Sheet for Agencies is posted.
We are proud to announce the HMIS Reports: Cheat Sheet for Agencies has been published on the UtahHMIS.org Training materials page. This document contains a description of: reports Agencies can use to check and clean up their data, commonly requested…
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