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Homeless Management Information System Committee On Homelessness Update

Learn about the upgrade from MetSYS to Clarity, offering a streamlined system interface, improved performance, dynamic assessments, and enhanced data quality screening. Agency feedback highlights the ease of data entry and user-friendly interface. Discover new development plans integrating performance measures, goals interface, and swipe card technology for efficient tracking and reporting. Get insights into HMIS implementation, including multi-CoC statewide data sharing and technical support details.

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Homeless Management Information System Committee On Homelessness Update

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  1. Homeless Management Information System Committee On Homelessness Update Robert Herdzik (robh@bitfocus.com)

  2. MetSYS to Clarity Upgrade • January 1st – Assets of MetSYS purchased by Silver Spur Systems. MetSYS Product was renamed Clarity Human Services • March 19th – March 23rd – Clarity HMIS Training(Special Thanks to Phillip Hollon and crew at Catholic Charities for providing training space) • March 28th – MetSYS HMIS went offline • April 2nd – Clarity HMIS went online • For the upgrade, a conversion process was developed to migrate data from MetSYS to Clarity, transferring all data

  3. MetSYS Upgrade to Clarity • Substantial Performance Improvement • Streamlined System Interface and User Interface • Streamlined Process Flow • Automatic Data Quality screening and feedback • Latest Technology used in system development • Dynamic self-calculating Intake and Assessments • Developed with the HEARTH act and Performance Measures in mind

  4. MetSYS Upgrade to ClarityAgency Feedback • “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. • “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

  5. HMIS Upgrade to ClarityAgency Feedback • “The performance makes it easy and fast to input client information to improve time management efficiency in using the system” • “Cleaner display, streamlined user interface, much better overall it appears.” • “Clarity is very user friendly and organized to ensure client data is inputted into the system in an efficient way.” • “Clarity appearance is simple and seams easy to navigate with displaying only necessary information on certain screens.” • “I noticed the speed and simplicity of Clarity, which will greatly increase the efficiency of working in HMIS.”

  6. Clarity Human ServicesNew Development Plans • With HomeBase and the CoC, implementing through the HMIS Performance Measures • Goals interface • Swipe Cards via Clarity Passport • Data Import XML (Two external systems currently in process) • Vulnerability Index Integration • Email Communication on Service Expiration or Program Warnings • Referral Connectivity, Communication, Tracking, and Outcome Reporting

  7. HMIS Implementation Snapshot • Statewide, multi-CoC System (Northern, Rural, Southern) • Statewide Inter-Agency Data Sharing • 10,160 Clients were managed through the HMIS in April 2012 (4,197 June 2009 – 7,678 June 2010) • 52 HMIS Member Agencies in Southern Nevada • HMIS Working Group meetings are held every other month.

  8. HMIS Technical Support • Telephone Help Desk (702.614.6690 x2) • Email Support Ticket System (support@bitfocus.com) • Fully Featured website (www.miner-hmis.com) • Remote and Classroom Training • Training Manuals (with step by step graphic instruction) • Custom Report Writing / Assessment Development Services

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