Re: [MARHMIS] Policy on Clients who refuse to have their data in HMIS
  Stacey, here's our policy below.  After properly educating our clients, we have less than 1% of our clients who absolutely refuse to disclose their info.       Let me know if you need anything else.  Thanks.      Properly & thoroughly educate clients on disclosing data  (benefits and safety)   funding for provider (from unduplicated and accurate data)  case mgrs / staff provide better support/services w/complete client history  reduced intake time at future Entry dates into providers  better collaboration/communication between providers to provide assistance  no one may access their data without permission, except other providers in local HMIS (assuming open system)   IRS, police, etc. may not access w/o warrant   client may choose to have certain aspects of data "locked"  client may request to have their data "locked" at any time     If client still does not want to disclose info, we enter only the info they provide.  If none provided, then we use du...