IHSApp

This is a digital platform to share data and coordinate homeless care.

The Institute for Human Services (IHS) homeless mobile application is a digital platform to share data and coordinate homeless care across community organizations via mobile devices. Community organizations may include homeless service providers, hospitals, insurance companies, government agencies, commercial businesses, and the general public. The application provides users with a tool to access and capture data about homeless clients in real time at the point of care.

Feature of the IHS mobile application include:

• Client profiles

Homeless outreach clients can be enrolled and managed in the application using digital ID technology.

• Encounter management

A log of encounters with homeless clients can be recorded and accessed at the point of care in the mobile application.

• Media gallery

Photos, videos, and dictated notes can be captured on the mobile device to document each encounter.

• Location mapping and tracking

Geolocations of encounters can be captured for tracking and locating homeless clients.

• Alerts and Notifications

Follow up flags can be set, and notifications sent to appropriate parties.

• Secure Database

All data in the mobile application is stored centrally in a secure, encrypted database.