The OMC HMIS data visibility is CoC-wide. What this means is that the full client record is shared between agencies in the same CoC and no further. If sharing occurs outside of the CoC (with another CoC/agency), then that scenario is negotiated and managed with a data sharing agreement between the CoCs involved. Due to the system automatically sharing data between member agencies, there are steps that the OMC HMIS administrator or HMIS Lead needs to take to restrict data sharing when requested by the client. The ROI tab does not manage data sharing for the OMC HMIS system.
Limited Visibility Requests
Limited visibility refers to when the client is giving permission for minimal demographic information to be shared but wants to restrict program and shelter data to specific agencies. For example, a client is receiving services from ABC Agency, and wants to restrict that program and service data to just be viewable by users at ABC Agency.
The data that is still shared at the CoC-level is:
Name
Date of Birth
Race and Ethnicity
Gender
Social Security Number
U.S. Military Veteran
Who can do this move?
‘Agency Admin’ user at the provider who has received the limited visibility request (e.g. agency admin at ACCESS receives client request to not share ACCESS data with other OR-502 agencies).
‘System Admin’ user who can shadow an ‘agency admin’ account at the provider where the request was received.
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Open the client record in Clients (ClientPoint)
Check to see where the client has data on their record. Any Entry/Exits, Service Transactions, or Shelter Stays will need to be restricted individually.
Entry/Exits:
Click on the pencil to edit the entry/exit provider and continue to the assessment page.
On the assessment page, there are 2 locks that need to be modified. The Household Members lock and the Assessment lock.
Click on each lock to modify the provider visibility. Add the provider(s) that the information needs to be limited to and remove all other visibility groups. Make sure to choose the provider that has ‘Children Included’ in the name and the ‘Future and Historical Answers’ option for the assessment visibility.
Once updated, save & exit out of the entry/exit assessment. Repeat these steps with each entry/exit that the agency needs to restrict.
Service Transactions
To limit visibility on service transactions, navigate to the “Service Transactions” tab, then the “Entire Service History” tab.
Click on the pencil next to the Need associated to the service transaction.
On the ‘Edit Need’ page, click on the lock at the top of the page.
Add the provider(s) that the information needs to be limited to and remove all other visibility groups. Make sure to choose the provider that has ‘Children Included’ in the name.
Add the provider(s) that the information needs to be limited to and remove all other visibility groups. Make sure to choose the provider that has ‘Children Included’ in the name.
Add the provider(s) that the information needs to be limited to and remove all other visibility groups. Make sure to choose the provider that has ‘Children Included’ in the name.
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