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Release Notes

HDIS V1.6 – April 2023

Data Integration

  1. Updated data from American Community Survey (ACS) to include 2021 5-year estimates
  2. Added data from 10/1/22 - 12/31/22
  3. Reflected any changes in source data from 1/1/16-09/30/22
  4. Added additional automated processes to handle data quality outliers
  5. Re-matched and re-merged clients to incorporate the latest data

Text

  1. Updated the numbers and clarified wording

HDIS V1.5 – January 2023

Data Integration

  1. Added data from 7/1/21 - 9/30/22
  2. Reflected any changes in source data from 1/1/16-06/31/21
  3. Added additional automated processes to handle data quality outliers
  4. Re-matched and re-merged clients to incorporate the latest data

Text

  1. Updated the numbers and clarified wording

HDIS V1.4 – December 2022

Data Integration

  1. Added data from 7/1/21 - 6/30/22
  2. Reflected any changes in source data from 1/1/16-12/31/21
  3. Added additional automated processes to handle data quality outliers
  4. Re-matched and re-merged clients to incorporate the latest data

Calculations

  1. Fine-tuned the code for deleted records

Text

  1. Updated the numbers and clarified wording

HDIS V1.3 – August 2022

Data Integration

  1. Updated data from American Community Survey (ACS) to include 2020 5-year estimates
  2. Added data from 7/1/21-12/31/21
  3. Reflected any changes in source data from 1/1/16-9/30/21
  4. Added additional automated processes to handle data quality outliers
  5. Re-matched and re-merged clients to incorporate the latest data

Calculations

  1. Fine-tuned the code for unaccompanied youth and deleted records

Text

  1. Updated the numbers and clarified wording

HDIS V1.2 – May 2022

Data Integration

  1. Incorporated 2022 HMIS data standards, resulting in updates to race and gender data elements
  2. Added data from 7/1/21-9/30/21
  3. Reflected any changes in source data from 1/1/16-6/30/21
  4. Added additional automated processes to handle data quality outliers
  5. Re-matched and re-merged clients to incorporate the latest data

Calculations

  1. Fine-tuned the code for unaccompanied youth

Text

  1. Updated the numbers and clarified wording

HDIS V1.1 - January 2022

Data Integration

  1. Integrated data from San Mateo and Yuba/Sutter CoCs. With these additions, HDIS now covers data from all 44 CoCs.
  2. Added data from 1/1/21-6/30/21
  3. Reflected any changes in source data from 1/1/16-12/31/20
  4. Added additional automated processes to handle data quality outliers
  5. Re-matched and re-merged clients to incorporate the latest data

Calculations

  1. Corrected the calculation of “Percent of People Experiencing Homelessness” in each racial and ethnic category (in the Racial Disparities in Homelessness visualization)
  2. Fine-tuned the code for experiencing homelessness and experiencing domestic violence

Text

  1. Updated the numbers and clarified wording