HMIS Newsletter: August 2026


Privacy and Security Training  

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Due by 9/30/26! 

Within the first 3 weeks of our privacy and security training initiative, we have had almost 400 completions! Please make sure that you complete Privacy and Security 2026, linked here. If you have not completed the training by 9/30/26, your account will be deactivated.  Please reach out to nevada-admin@bitfocus.com if you have any questions or concerns. 


August 2026 Feature Focus  

 

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Featured Update: Overnight Unit / Bed Drop-Ins

Communities using Inventory can now place a client in an available, occupied, or pending bed overnight without running a full intake workflow — the original occupant's stay automatically picks back up the next day. System Admins can configure drop-in rules at the Site, Building, or Unit level, and nine new access rights give granular control over who can create, edit, or delete drop-in records.

 

Other Updates Now Live 

  • Release of Information (ROI) Verification: when a client doesn't have an active ROI on file, the message "Client missing release of information" now displays in the Attendance Service and Reservation workflows.
  • System Emails Refresh: all automated Clarity emails (password resets, new user verification, alert notifications) now carry the new Clarity interface branding and updated Bitfocus contact details.
  • New Report — Staff Details Report [STFF-107]: lists staff members with agency access, including username, access role, email, phone number, and status — useful for staff administration and access reviews.
  • HUD CSV/XML Export Update [HUDX-111]: added Veterans Only, VAMC Filter, and VAMC Station Number(s) parameters, making it easier to isolate veteran-only data for monthly VA Repository and By-Name List reporting.
  • Streamlined Enrollment Workflow: Current Living Situation (CLS) assessments are now integrated directly into the enrollment process for all CLS-enabled programs. Users must complete the assessment to finalize enrollment.

 

Behind the Scenes in Data Analysis (Looker)

  • New BHSA Chronically Homeless fields are now available in Looker alongside the existing HUD fields, so California BHSA communities can report chronic homelessness under either standard from the same explore.

Want more detail on any of these? Read the full Clarity Human Services: August 2026 Feature Updates article, or watch the August 6th Feature Focus recording in the Past Bitfocus Webinars library.

Report Spotlight: [HUDX-111] HUD CSV/XML Program Data Export

 

This month's spotlight: [HUDX-111] HUD CSV/XML Program Data Export — updated this month (see Feature Focus above).BITFOCUS_Robust-Reporting_ICON

This export packages a community's HMIS data into the CSV/XML format required for Runaway and Homeless Youth (RHY), VA initiatives (SSVF, GPD, and the VA By-Name List), and Youth Homeless Demonstration Project (YHDP) reporting. It bundles project, client, and enrollment-level data into a single zipped set of CSV files that gets uploaded to the appropriate federal repository (the RHY-HMIS Repository, the VA HMIS Repository "SQUARES," or Sage HMIS for YHDP).

  • Where to run it: Report Library → Administrator Reports and/or HUD and Federal Partner Reports (availability depends on your agency's Report Library configuration and your access role).
  • Who can run it: Typically run by managers or staff with HUD/federal reporting access for the relevant agency — not a general end-user report.
  • What's new this month: the added Veterans Only, VAMC Filter, and VAMC Station Number(s) parameters make it easier to isolate veteran-only records for VA By-Name List reporting, without needing a separate export.
  • Before running it: consider running the [HUDX-225] HMIS Data Quality Report first to catch and resolve data issues ahead of submission. And once the export downloads, leave the zip file unopened and unmodified before uploading — opening or editing it can cause upload errors.

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                                                Agency Data Leads! (ADLs) 

 

Please watch your emails for upcoming communications about funding sources! As we get ready to usher in Federal reporting season, you will be seeing some data quality emails coming your way, and the first one will be with regard to your active/maybe need-to-be-inactive funding sources. 


Upcoming Events

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Statewide Office Hours-September 10th from 12-1 PM at the link here!

Statewide Refresher Training-September 24th from 1-2 PM! We will review the new user interface so we are all prepared for the 10/1 launch. The link for training is here.


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Questions?

Your HMIS Administrators are happy to help.

Email: nevada-admin@bitfocus.com