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Housing & Homelessness HMIS Wrapper glossary
Terms used in Housing & Homelessness HMIS Wrapper and its documentation.
Applies to Housing & Homelessness HMIS Wrapper as it works today. Moraph updates the platform continuously, and this page is reviewed when it changes.
Terms used in Housing & Homelessness HMIS Wrapper and its documentation.
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| HMIS | Homeless Management Information System: the Continuum of Care's system of record for clients and services. |
| Continuum of Care | The local planning body that coordinates homelessness services and sets policy, including coordinated entry. |
| HMIS lead | The organization that runs the HMIS for the Continuum of Care and administers the Wrapper. |
| Consent | A client's agreement to share information with a partner, recorded by category with start and end dates. |
| Restricted category | Health, behavioral health, substance use or justice information, which needs its own specific consent. |
| Sharing rule | A rule built from a data sharing agreement that decides what each partner can see. |
| By-name list | A shared list of consenting clients used for case conferencing. |
| Coordinated entry | The process for assessing, prioritizing and matching people to housing. |
| Access accounting | The record of every view and share of a client's information. |
| HUD data standards | The data elements HUD defines for HMIS, used to read data from your HMIS. |
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