September HMIS Update

September 11, 2018

Looking into the future of HMIS Data Hello! Next Monday, we'll be taking a look into the future of HMIS Data at our September HMIS Users Meeting for Orange County. Each Fall, we usually review and clean up HMIS data for the AHAR, the Annual Homeless Assessment Report for Congress. This year, the AHAR get's a makeover - and we want you to be prepared! We'll be looking closely at the data for Federal Fiscal Year 2018 and how this latest version can help your agency. Join Us! Monday, September 17th 1:45 pm - 2:45 pm Southern Human Services Center 2501 Homestead Rd, Room D, Chapel Hill What do you want to see from your data - Has your project focused on one outcome based on housing placement, connections to resources, or equity? The Data Center wants to hear from you! Check out previous HMIS Users Meeting materials on the OCPEH website.

HMIS@NCCEH Reminders

We continue to press on! Unfortunately, there is no specific update. For more information on the process to get our new site, check out the materials from our June Update webinar. Please keep using NC HMIS until notified to stop Continue entering data into  nchmis.servicept.com until notified to stop and switch to the new HMIS@NCCEH site. We acknowledge that reporting deadlines may need to be accounted for when selecting a date. (expect notice 1-2 weeks before the launch date) Stay informed!  Read our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) for more information about HMIS@NCCEH. This document will be updated as we progress towards launch. Watch your email Make sure you’re receiving  communications from the NCCEH Data Center.

Tips, Tricks, and Troubleshooting Does your agency need to get new staff on HMIS? There's a form for that! Please head to the NCCEH website here to submit the Triangle CoCs HMIS License Request Form and the information we need to accurate direct your staffer to resources. There's also an inactivation form in case staff leave and no longer need access to HMIS. Help us protect client data!

What's new for HMIS?

What do you want from HMIS Training? Part of our preparations for the HMIS@NCCEH launch is to develop our own suite of trainings for new HMIS users. Let us know what is most important to you through this short three minute survey.

Have questions for HUD? So do we! HUD's Ask A Question (AAQ) has begun tracking what questions by location and topic in order to hear our feedback. When you ask us questions that need clarification or more guidance, we send it to HUD to make sure we're interpreting their resources and requirements accurately. At a recent HUD System Admin call, North Carolina was ranked #2 for the number of questions submitted to AAQ since May. With your help, our state is getting the more clarification than many communities, and hopefully in turn, our experiences can inform HUD for improvements! Thank you and please continue sending us your feedback!

Calendar Make sure you have these events and deadlines on your calendar! If you'd like training specifically for you or your agency, please submit a request with a two week window and what type of training you need here: NCCEH Data Center Training Request Form.

September 13 th -- Orange County Partnership to End Homelessness presents "Homelessness in Orange County: The Data and Our Community's Response" - Details here September 17 th -- Orange HMIS Users Meeting - Add to your Google Calendar October 15 th -- Orange HMIS Users Meeting October 31 st -- State ESG Quarterly Performance Report deadline (Jan-Sept) HMIS@NCCEH Transition - Launch details here October - November -- Longitudinal System Analysis (new AHAR) report clean-up and submission

Stay safe this week during Hurricane Florence and we will see you Monday afternoon!

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