The team at ICA is busy working behind the scenes to prepare HMIS for the new HUD Coordinated Entry Data Standards changes that go into effect in Minnesota on Monday, March 23, 2020. We wanted to alert our observant HMIS users to potential Coordinated Entry provider name changes in the system, as you may notice  … Read more

The Minnesota Coalition for the Homeless is still accepting registrations for the 2020 Homeless Day on the Hill on March 11th, 2020. People from all over the State of Minnesota will be gathering to learn about advocacy and talk to their local legislators about the actions needed from lawmakers to address homelessness in our communities.  … Read more

Housing Inventory Counts (otherwise known as the HIC) are due April 30th, 2020. As that date approaches, you may receive information or questions from either your CoC Coordinator or RSA. Please try to address these asks accurately and quickly. It is very important that the information on the HIC be as up to date and  … Read more

In 2019, several agencies were awarded Data Quality Incentives funds from the HMIS Governing Board to help them address their agency’s data quality challenges and create lasting improvements. In this edition of Spotlight on a User, Sarah Broich, Single Adult Program Manager at Simpson Housing Services, shares her insights from the Adult Shelter Connect’s data  … Read more

Have you ever started entering data on a client and realized you forgot to enter EDA mode?  Unsure if you need to fix this?  EDA is all about giving the right people the right access to the right data. If you forget to enter the right EDA provider, the data you are entering may not  … Read more

Tools change. Technology changes. Some parts of HMIS may change soon. ICA will be there to guide the way. So, what is wrong, exactly? ART is old and unsupported. Its functionality depends on the compatibility of legacy versions of several internet applications.  WellSky will sunset this reporting tool soon, but we don’t know when. ICA  … Read more

Tools change. Technology changes. Some parts of HMIS may change soon. ICA will be there to guide the way. ICA and the HMIS Governing Board would like to update our community on the latest with HMIS reporting tools, ART and Qlik: ICA is preparing for the eventuality of an HMIS reporting tool transition. Today our  … Read more

Wow. You amaze us. 928 projects (60%) submitted scores for Q4 2019! Thank you for your commitment to excellent data quality. Miss this deadline? You will have another opportunity come spring! Start planning ahead and check out the Quarterly Data Quality page for future dates. Was this a bumpy road for you? Please drop us  … Read more

The Point-in-Time Count took place on Wednesday, January 22nd. All Emergency Shelter, Safe Haven, and Transitional Housing providers are included in this count, regardless of funding source. Now that data entry into HMIS has occurred, the next steps of this process will be around data corrections. For HMIS: What Can You Expect from Your Regional  … Read more

Do you have our Knowledge Base homepage bookmarked yet? To prompt you to take a closer look, we periodically like to spotlight one of the articles that you can find there, to demonstrate just how indispensable of a resource it can be! Within most assessments you encounter during data entry, there are special sections called  … Read more