Before submitting an HMIS Data Request Form, please review the HMIS Data Standards Manual. This document lists all data elements that are available in HMIS.
Data Request Evaluation Criteria:
Three main criteria are used to determine whether data requests will be fulfilled:
1. Data is clearly going to be used in efforts to end and/or prevent homelessness.
2. Measures are in place to ensure data security at every step in the process.
Due to the sensitive nature of client-level information and the risk of identifying clients, MHID encourages requests for aggregate information. Client level data, and data requests for small scale aggregate data should be rare and only given if the project cannot be completed with aggregate information. The HMIS Oversight Committee may need to approve the request in some circumstances.
3. The MHID HMIS team has the internal capacity to fulfill the data request.
When deciding when you need the data, please take into consideration the time needed to review requests and pull and package the HMIS data.
Three main criteria are used to determine whether data requests will be fulfilled:
1. Data is clearly going to be used in efforts to end and/or prevent homelessness.
2. Measures are in place to ensure data security at every step in the process.
Due to the sensitive nature of client-level information and the risk of identifying clients, MHID encourages requests for aggregate information. Client level data, and data requests for small scale aggregate data should be rare and only given if the project cannot be completed with aggregate information. The HMIS Oversight Committee may need to approve the request in some circumstances.
3. The MHID HMIS team has the internal capacity to fulfill the data request.
When deciding when you need the data, please take into consideration the time needed to review requests and pull and package the HMIS data.
