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Smarter, Smoother, and More Supportive: Your June 2025 Clarity Update
Faster client check-ins, improved data import processes, easier signature collection, and more — Clarity’s getting a handful of care-enhancing updates and upgrades in June 2025. Innovation is one of our favorite words at Bitfocus (so much s...
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Common Sense Security: Practical Steps for Securing Your Homeless Management Information System (HMIS)
HMIS Security Is More Critical Than Ever Highly Sensitive Information From Already Vulnerable Populations An HMIS contains highly sensitive medical, f...
Maximizing HMIS Methods to Assess & Address Homelessness
The Point-in-Time (PIT) Count serves as a critical occasion on the CoC calendar. Yet it is not without its limitations. The U.S. Department of Housing...
Ahead of the Curve: Proactive Approach to HUD Privacy Regulations & Compliance
Compliance with U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) regulations should be a top priority for any continuum of care (CoC) and associ...
Leveraging Geospatial Analytics to Improve Outreach
When it comes to providing care for homeless populations, there’s a misconception that those who are in need of help will actively seek it. This is no...
Whole Person Care With Clarity: Implementation & Results
Whole person care addresses the social, emotional, mental, and spiritual needs of an individual, with the view that each of these intersects and contr...
The Importance of Networking: Seeking Advice from Other CoCs During an HMIS Transition
When seeking a new homeless management information system (HMIS), it’s natural to lean on members within your community as you try to identify pain po...
Evaluating HMIS Demonstrations to Determine Best Fit for Your Community
The HMIS transition process can be stressful. It requires extensive communication, collaboration, and organization. When you arrive at the ‘evaluating...
Whole Person Care Part 3: Integrations and Getting Community Collaboration
As veteran case managers understand—especially those who embrace whole person care—case management requires social collaboration and digital integrati...
3 Principles for Effective Social Work Case Management
As an individual working in social work case management, you strive to have a positive impact on the community around you. You serve as a catalyst to ...
Whole Person Care Part 2: Evaluating Social Determinants of Health Crucial to Providing Improved Patient Care
Too often care providers view patients as a list of symptoms that can be treated without much regard for the social context in which people live. Sadl...
Selecting a New HMIS Software: Steps to Find the Right Vendor
Choosing a homeless management information system (HMIS) vendor that has a strong reputation for innovation and customer support will be tremendously ...
Whole Person Care and Its Importance to Case Management
Many of the most vulnerable among us live without stable access to housing. Lacking the security of shelter and home is the center from which many oth...
Going Beyond the VI-SPDAT: Using Clarity to Create a Custom Assessment
In late 2020, OrgCode announced that it would be phasing out the VI-SPDAT. Over time, the prominent usage of the VI-SPDAT as an assessment tool has be...
Going Beyond the VI-SPDAT: Rolling Out a New Assessment
In late 2020, OrgCode announced that it would be phasing out the VI-SPDAT. Over time, the prominent usage of the VI-SPDAT as an assessment tool has be...
Going Beyond the VI-SPDAT: Developing a New Assessment
In late 2020, OrgCode announced that it would be phasing out the VI-SPDAT. Over time, the prominent usage of the VI-SPDAT as an assessment tool has be...
Going Beyond the VI-SPDAT: Deficiencies of the VI-SPDAT
In late 2020, OrgCode announced that it would be phasing out the VI-SPDAT. Over time, the prominent usage of the VI-SPDAT as an assessment tool has be...
HMIS Features to Humanize Your Case Management Intake Workflows
The role of a case manager is demanding and exhilarating alike. When completing client intake, assessment, referrals, and other case management tasks,...
From Outreach to Intake: Creating an End-to-End Solution for Coordinated Entry
Continuum of Care (CoC) providers face multiple challenges when it comes to addressing homelessness, but there’s one overarching: They don’t have enou...
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